It feels like Zhuzhou dialect is mixed with several dialects.

Zhuzhou dialect is mixed with several dialects

Changsha dialect is the representative of the new Xiang dialect, while Xiangtan dialect is in the transitional zone between the old and new Xiang dialects, with the ending sounds of Shuangfeng and Shuangfeng. Xiangxiang and other old Xiang dialects. As for Zhuzhou, it was not a big port in history. During the Republic of China, Zhuzhou was under the jurisdiction of Liling and Xiangtan. Zhuzhou Town (now Zhuzhou City) speaks mainly Xiangtan accent with a little Changsha Vaulting Horse accent. Xiang dialect, Liling dialect (belonging to Gan dialect) is spoken in Lukou Town (now Zhuzhou County). After liberation, Zhuzhou became the modern industrial base of Hunan Province. The "factory dialect" with major factories and mines as its sphere of influence constitutes the characteristics of Zhuzhou Xiang dialect. Among the three dialects spoken in Changzhou, Zhuzhou and Tan, Zhuzhou dialect is closest to Mandarin (brought by immigrants), followed by Changsha dialect, and Xiangtan dialect is the most unsophisticated. It is often used as a target of ridicule in dialect programs of Hunan Economic Television (by the meningitis-like person). Chen Yingjun's words)

Zhuzhou, known as "Jianning" in ancient times, is located 40 kilometers southeast of Changsha City, on the lower reaches of the Xiangjiang River, and borders Pingxiang City, Lianhua County, Yongxin County and Jinggangshan City in Jiangxi Province to the east; It is connected to Hengyang and Chenzhou cities in the province to the south; to the west, Xiangtan City; to the north, it is adjacent to Changsha City. Zhuzhou is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Hunan Province, with a total area of ??11,262 square kilometers. As of July 30, 2021, Zhuzhou City has jurisdiction over 5 districts, 3 counties and 1 city. It also manages county-level Liling City and has established the Yunlong Demonstration Zone. As of 0:00 on November 11, 2020, the permanent population of Zhuzhou City was 3,902,738. Zhuzhou is a member of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River urban agglomeration and one of the three cores of the Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan urban agglomeration. In addition, Zhuzhou also has the honorary title of National Green City, National Sanitary City, National Civilized City, and National Garden City. Zhuzhou City won the title of Top 100 Digital Transformation Cities in 2021.