Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County

Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County is located in the north of Guangxi province. There are Dong, Miao, Yao, Zhuang and Han minorities living in this area. It is considered the center of Dong Minority with 190,000 people which occupies over 50 percent of the total population of the area. It is about 160 km north to Guilin city, with its unique Dong minority architecture of Drum Towers, Wind and Rain Bridges and Dong minority buildings, the small town has become a popular Guilin travel destination for tourists who finish Yangshuo and longsheng and Guilin tour.

Chengyang Bridge of Wind and Rain built by Dong villagers in 1916, is the landmark of Sanjiang, it took the local people 12 year to build this bridge, without any nail and secured solely by wooden pegs. It is 78 meters long, 3.3 m wide span. It is considered the finest and most beautiful of 100 wind and rain bridges still standing in China. Chengyang is very nice place for tourists' exploration of culture and natural landscape and remote countryside, including 8 villages, you can walk along the villages to see the rural relaxed and simple life, enjoy the views dotted with Dong villages and water wheels. Learn more about the unique ethnic festivals and customs of the Dong people by walking inside the village.

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 sample, oiled tea and rice wine are always good drink to increase your mental activity.

Dong minority 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. The history and legends were imbedded in traditional Song by Dong, they had no written form of their language.