Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County (Chinese: 三江侗族自治县; pinyin: Sānjiāng Dòngzú Zìzhì Xiàn) is a county in Liuzhou, northern Guangxi province, China. It is a region traditionally inhabited by the Dong people, bordering Guizhou to the northwest and Hunan to the northeast.
It has an area of 2454 square kilometers and a population of 350,000.
20 km north of Sanjiang, toward Hunan province, lies the Dong district, Chengyang (程阳) which is becoming a popula...
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Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County (Chinese: 三江侗族自治县; pinyin: Sānjiāng Dòngzú Zìzhì Xiàn) is a county in Liuzhou, northern Guangxi province, China. It is a region traditionally inhabited by the Dong people, bordering Guizhou to the northwest and Hunan to the northeast.
It has an area of 2454 square kilometers and a population of 350,000.
20 km north of Sanjiang, toward Hunan province, lies the Dong district, Chengyang (程阳) which is becoming a popular tourist destination with backpackers. The district comprises eight traditional Dong minority villages. The houses are all made of wood. Inside the villages you will find traditional Drum Towers, which were used to announce important things or simply to perform plays to entertain the village people. Crossing the river is the best preserved Wind and Rain Bridge, (程阳风雨桥, chéng yáng fēng yǔ qiáo) which contains 5 parts. The bridge dates back to the 1920's and is for many people the main reason to visit the village.
North of Chengyang lies the...
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