Bihou

Bihou (Chinese: 庇厚), or Bei Hou or Pei Hou, is a village located in Hexin Residential Community in Taicheng Subdistrict, Taishan City, in Guangdong Province, southern China.[1] The village is located at latitude 22.2489234°N and longitude 112.7630542°E, 11 meters above sea level, off of Guishui Road (桂水路).[2]

Bihou

庇厚

Beihou, Peihou
Natural Village
Bihou Streetscape
Coordinates:
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
Prefecture-level CityJiangmen
County-level CityTaishan
SubdistrictTaicheng Subdistrict
Residential CommunityHexin Residential Community

Rice, fish, bananas, pawpaw and pig feed are grown around the village.

History
Japanese Bullet Hole

Bihou was founded in the 18th century by Tan Gong Chang (譚公昌), one of the many descendants of the viscounts of the feudal State of Tan (1046BC-684BC) in present-day Shandong Province.[3]

All of its inhabitants are still of one patrilineage with the clan name of Tan (譚), and have family in Taicheng and Yangjiang. Expatriate family members have settled in Australia and the United States.

On March 3, 1941, Japanese troops attacked the village as part of the assault on the neighboring Taicheng Township.[4] Bullet holes are still visible in the fabric of the now-defunct village clan school, and through one of the neighboring palm trees.

Education
Fish Pond

The children of Bihou and a dozen other villages attend the Chengxi Kaizhi Primary School (城西开智小学).[5]

Culture
Guardian Altar

The village hosts the Bihou Village Cultural Building (庇厚村文化楼), located approximately 200 meters off of Guishui Road.[6] It was opened some years ago, and was reported in the local media when it was opened. It is now in a dilapidated state.

The villages hosts a celebration for the Double Ninth Festival, which includes a parade, song, and dance.[7] As part of the festival, which is largely meant to celebrate the elderly, the village's married women donned qipaos, performed a lion dance, and partook in a number of other traditions for an audience of the village elders.[8]

References
  1. "(Tai Cheng Zhen He Xin She Qu Bi Hou Cun , Guang Dong Sheng Jiang Men Shi Tai Shan Shi ) :529200" 广东省江门市台山市台城镇合新社区庇厚村. 新版邮编库 (in English and Chinese). Archived from the original on 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  2. "Bi Hou - Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  3. Tan Genealogy: Heritage and Lineage by Henry Tom, privately published, Frederick (MD) 2009.
  4. Taishan Timeline History
  5. 2018年台城地区小学一年级招生通告. fang.com (in Chinese). Fang Holdings Limited. 2018-04-25. Archived from the original on 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  6. “庇厚村文化楼”的全部点评 - 台山市休闲娱乐 (in Chinese). Meituan-Dianping. Archived from the original on 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  7. 2018年台山庇厚村重阳节. v.qq.com (in Chinese). Tencent. 2019-10-10. Archived from the original on 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  8. 重阳节敬老 弘扬优良传统. 台山广播电视台 [Taishan Broadcast TV] (in Chinese). 2018-10-17. Archived from the original on 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
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