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Sanjiang
 The
remote mountain valley region where Guangxi,
Guizhou and Hunan provinces meet constitutes
the traditional homeland of China's Dong
nationality. Sanjiang, which lies in the
very meet point of the three provinces,
is compried of five national minority groups:
Dong, Zhuang, Miao, Yao and Han.
With a total population exceeding
338,000, in which Dong numbering 189,000, 55.9
percent of the total. Sanjiang connects with Longshen
and Guilin to the east, Rongshui and Liuzhou to
the south, Guizhou to the west and Zhangjiajie
to the north. With richness of tourism resources
both in nature and culture, Sanjiang occupies
a very important position of tourism in Guangxi.
 Thanks
in part to the remote and rugged topography
of Southwest China, the Dong people inhabiting
Sanjiang areas continue to display the richness
of their cultural heritage as excellent
musicians, superb architects, and makers
of high quality textiles. Sanjiang is a
land of song, the Dong are especially famous
for their chorus singing. Traditionally
the Dong had no written form of their language.
Instead, the Dong?s history and ancient
legends were imbedded in song. Dong festivals
occur throughout each year, varying from
Bull fighting Festival to Bird-fighting
Festival, competitive Fireworks Festival
to colorful Singing Contest. Local food
and speciality such as sour fish and pickled
pork are tasty dishes to attempt, oiled
tea and rice wine are always good drink
to increase your mental activity.
 Sanjiang
is famous for its breathtaking natural landscapes
and colourful cultural Centres. Tourism
resources have been developed in recent
years. There are six dramatic scenic district?¡¥s
distributing Sanjiang areas, which are Chengyang,
Mengjiang, Bajiang, Laobao, Danzhou and
Doujiang District. The simple but graceful
Dong villages, which are made up of wooden
houses, drumtowers and wind and rain" bridges,
demonstrate strong national colours. Sanjiang,
a paradise for cultural exploration and
natural adventure, has recently been honoured
as "The Most Important Dong Cultural Centre"
in Guangxi, making a very important part
of the wellknown "Golden Tour Route? Guilin
Longsheng Sanjiang Rongshui Liuzhou
Sanjiang has captured the imagination
of travellers around the world, because you will
find incredible beauty wonderful food, and unique
architecture in this region. But more important
than this is her people, who welcome you with
open arms. Perhaps only when you have experienced
the real Sanjiang would you come to discover the
hidden Dong civilization.
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