Bǎi lǐ, bùtóng fēng; qiān lǐ, bùtóng sú.

百里不同風, 千里不同俗。

Lit [Travel one] hundred li [and] the customs are not the same; [travel one] thousand li [and] the practices are different.

Fig Customs differ from place to place, even though they may be only a short distance apart.

Note [Cf. Érnǚ Yīngxióng Zhuàn, chap. 17; note: traditionally, one lǐ equaled approximately one-half of a kilometer; see also chūmén sān lǐ and gé dào bù xiàyǔ below.]

Topics CUSTOMS DIFFERENCES Érnǚ Yīngxióng Zhuàn LOCAL PLACE