Gé dào bù xiàyǔ; bǎi lǐ bùtóng fēng.

隔道不下雨, 百里不同風。

Lit [Just as] across the road, [it can be] not raining [i.e., different weather], [so a] hundred leagues [away] there are different customs.

Fig Different places have different customs.

Note [Note: fēngsú xíguàn “local customs”; one (huá)lǐ equals approximately one-half kilometer; see also bǎi lǐ, bùtóng fēng and chūmén sān lǐ above and the preceding entry.]

Topics CUSTOMS DIFFERENCES fēngsú xíguàn huálǐ lǐ