The Xinhe dialect can be roughly divided into the western phonetic area, the southeastern phonetic area and the indigenous phonetic area: the western phonetic area includes all the villages in Jingjiazhuang Township and some villages in the northwest of Baishenshou Township and Xunzhai Town. The pronunciation and intonation are more or less characteristic of Ningjin pronunciation; the southeastern pronunciation area has some villages in Xiliu Township, and the pronunciation and intonation have the characteristics of Nangong pronunciation; the indigenous pronunciation area has most of the villages around the county and is spread over a wide area , with a large number of users, relatively independent pronunciation and tone.

The pronunciation and intonation of Xinhe dialect are significantly different from Mandarin. Due to the changes in initial consonants and finals, there are only 307 syllables in Xinhe dialect, and there are no 73 syllables such as zh, ch, sh, r and finals. Especially rural women in the eastern and northeastern part of the indigenous speech area speak in a high voice, slow speed, and a drawl at the end of sentences, which makes them feel like they are talking but not speaking, and they feel like singing but not singing. Brief description of the festival time: The first month of the first lunar month of the Spring Festival coincides with the Rat Festival in most parts of the country

(Rat Festival, Fire-Watching Festival). Legend has it that this day is the wedding day of the rat. Every family pinches dumplings to symbolize pinching the rat's mouth to prevent Rats eat and gnaw randomly; old shoes are placed in a "well" shape on the fire to bake buns to prevent miscellaneous diseases; the new wife comes out to watch the fire for three consecutive years; people pretend to be mice and perform a mouse marrying his wife on the Lantern Festival (Lantern Festival) on the tenth day of the first lunar month On the twenty-fifth day of the first lunar month of the Cangguan Festival (the Hoarding Festival) in most parts of the country, plant ash is spread into large and small circles in the barn, courtyard, and house. A ladder is also spread outside the large circle, and grains are placed in the circle, which means large hoarding. Full, small hoarding flow, hoarding full of grain, February 2, the second day of the lunar month. It is a rural custom to eat "dengzhan" (made of sticky rice, bread, sugar or jujube paste, fried in a pan and eaten). Qingming Festival, April 4 (or 5 or 6) ) Day is the Dragon Boat Festival in most parts of the country. On the fifth day of May, mugwort branches are placed at the door of every household to ward off evil spirits; on June 1st, people eat rice dumplings. In order to hope for abundant rain, people make dumplings to offer to God; Go to graves and burn paper to worship ancestors. On July 15th, Mid-Autumn Festival, August 15th, and the Cold Clothes Festival in most parts of the country. On October 1st, go to graves and burn paper to worship ancestors. Give "warm clothes" to your deceased relatives to express your gratitude to the deceased. The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month commemorates the Laba Festival. Xinhe martial arts flourished in the middle of the Qing Dynasty and formed a craze around the Republic of China. The main types of boxing popular in Xinhe in modern times include Dahong Boxing, Xiaohong Boxing, Dajiao Boxing, Bagua Boxing and Xingyi Boxing. Other traditional boxing techniques include: Tai Chi, Erlang Fist, Black Tiger Fist, One Hundred Single Eight Hands, Meizheng Fist, Pushing Hat, Twenty-Four Passes to Capture, Taizu Fist, Daqing Fist, Three Emperors Cannon Hammer, and Twelve Passes Kick kick, monkey punch.