Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County


Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County is under the administration of Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. It is a region traditionally inhabited by the Dong people, bordering the prefecture-level divisions of Qiandongnan to the north, Huaihua to the northeast and Guilin to the west.
It has an area of and a population of 297,244.

Transportation

north of Sanjiang, toward Hunan province, lies the Dong district, Chengyang which is a popular destination for backpacker tourism. 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 villagers. Crossing the river is the best preserved Wind and Rain Bridge which has five parts. The bridge dates to the 1920s and is for many people the main reason to visit the village.
North of Chengyang lies the tiny village of Linxia which is interesting because of the local market. There are no places to stay in Linxia, but a taxi from Sanjiang or Chengyang brings you there easily.

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