Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture

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Situated in southeastern Guizhou Province， qiandongnan miao and dong autonomous prefecture neighbors Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture ， Zunyi City and Tongren City within the province. It is also bounded on the east by Hunan Province in the neighborhood of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the south.

Overview

qiandongnan2Under its administration， there are 15 counties， namely Huangping ， Shibing ， Sansui， Zhenyuan， Cengong， Tianzh， Jinping ， Jianhe ，Taijiang， Liping， Rongjiang， Congjiang， Leishan， Majiang， Danzhai， and a county-level city- Kaili. Seat of the Prefecture Government： No.11， Beijing Dong Lu， Kaili City.

Before the Spring and Autumn Period （770BC-476BC）， Qiandongnan was known as a place of southern barbarians and partly belonged to the Chu Kingdom and a local ethnic regime. It made great progress in development during the exploitation of the Miao region in Ming Dynasty （1368-1644）.

Physical Features： Qiandongnan lies in the transition area from Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau to hills and basins in Hunan and Guangxi. Karst and eroded landforms are widely distributed in the prefecture. Its general terrain is higher in the north， south and west while lower in the east. Western and northwestern part of this prefecture is medium and low mountains， and its eastern and southeastern part has complex distributions of low mountains， hills and basins. On the whole， mountainous region occupies over eighty-seven percent of the prefecture’s total area.

This area enjoys a subtropical humid monsoon climate bearing some features of plateau climate. Average temperatures of the coldest January and hottest July are respectively 5-8°C （41-46.4°F） and 24-28°C （75.2-82.4°F）. The rainy season usually lasts from April to October， mainly concentrating on spring and summer. Visitors can visit there in spring，summer and autumn. It is notable that a spread of half a year in Kaili is in rainy season. A raincoat or umbrella should be carried for this trip.

Ethnic minorities in this area have a population of 3，640，000， over eighty percent of the prefecture’s total population. Miao and Dong minorities are the biggest groups. The colorful traditional festivals and local folk customs are the highlights of the prefecture.

Road-block drinking is the first ritual when the hospitable Miao people welcome guests. From the foot to the gate of the village， there are usually twelve barriers with full dressed Miao youths pledging wine to visitors.

Kaili is praised to be the town of a hundred festivals. International Lusheng Festival held annually should be the grandest. The festival aims to show the ethnic cultural of the region as the birthplace of Lusheng， the reed-pipe wind instrument.

Attractions Rongjiang Sanbao Dong Villages

Sanbao Dong Villages is located in Chejiang Township of Rongjiang County （a small county of Southeast Guizhou ）. It lies in the biggest intermountain basin of Southeast Guizhou with Douliujiang Rive which is the largest river throughout Rongjiang County， passing by， boasting rich natural resources and beautiful scenery. Sanbao means “Three Treasures” in Chinese. Sanbao Dong Villages comprises of Sangbao Dong Village， Zhongbao Dong Village and Xiabao Dong Village， stretching over fifteen kilometers. It is the largest inhabiting region of Dong ethnic people in China. Besides the common characteristics of Dong villages， such as unspoiled natural environment， row upon row of wooden houses in close order， well preserved primitive ways of living （every family doing farming， hurting and weaving cloth）， it features the largest group of ancient banyan trees in China and a lot of Drum Towers.

After entering the village gate inscribed with “Sanbao Dong Village” in Chinese， getting to the bank of Duliujiang River （the largest river throughout Rongjiang County）， tourists will see a large group of age-old banyan trees stretching over one kilometer， which is rare even throughout the world. Most of them are over 300 years old， planted during the reign of Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty. Their branches connect and their roots entwine with each other， which Is really marvelous. There is a pebble route passing by the banyan tree group， called “Flower Street” by villagers. At the end of the pebble street， there is a sculpture consisting of a man and a woman. The man is called Zhu Lang and the woman is Niang Mei .

As the largest inhabiting region of Dong ethnic people in China， Sanbao Dong Villages of course boast a lot of Drum Towers. Among them， Chezhai Drum Tower is the most famous. It was built in the three year of the Reign of Emperor Guangxu of Qing Dynasty （1877）， with a history of over 130 years. It is 15 meters high， covering an area of 246 square meters. It is a miracle that the whole drum tower is built without a tiny nail or rivets to be stable and firm and weather over a hundred of years. Besides， there are nine Sama Temple in Sanbao Dong Villages （Sama is the goddess of Dong ethnic people）.

In the village， everything is simple and far away from the influence of modern city life. Only the murmur of the little brooks， the happy songs of Dong People and the rhythmic beating of the rod for laundry will provide the occasional sounds of daily life. The verdant mountains， simple but elegant houses and the smiling faces of Dong People will greet you and complete this natural feast for your senses.

Leigong Mountain National Forest Park

Leigong Mountain， the highest mountain in Miaol- ing mountain range and the highest mountain in southeast Guizhou ， lies in Leishan County， 40 minutes drive from Kaili. It consists of ten peaks， which are all over 1800 meters high， the highest reaching 2178.8 meters. It is the holy mountain among Miao people and rumored as the place where the God of Thunder （“Leigong” in Chinese） lives. It was announced as a national forest park at the year 2003， covering a total area of 47300 hectares. It boasts a large number of rare animals and luxuriant virgin forests which covers a total area of 26199 hectares and is the first and largest Taiwan Fir （a rare species of tree throughout the world） Natural Reserve.

The summit of the Leigong Mountain is like a 350-meterlong platform which is big enough for many tourists to camp. The climate on Leigong Mountain is typically rainy and wet， and changes constantly. It is the perfect place to enjoy sunrise and sunset （of course at a fine day） and also a famous summer resort for it feels like autumn during midsummer.

There are lots of Miao villages scattered throughout the Leigong Mountain National Forest Park. The ancient ethnic buildings， beautiful and unique ethnic costumes， fascinating singing and dancing， interesting ethnic festivals and delicious food become the highlights of Leigong Mountain National Forest Park.

After a long development， the transport around and in Leigong Mountain National Forest Park has become very convenient. It is only 40 minutes drive from Kaili to it and two hours and a half drive from Guiyang （the capital of Guizhou Province）. There are also direct buses and Flights which can bring tourists here from Guilin （beautiful tourism city of Guangxi Province） and Zhangjiajie （renowned tourism city of Hunan Province）.

Transportation

Southeast Guizhou region is relatively less developed but transportation in the area is not as harsh as recorded on many guidebooks. A comprehensive network of highway centered on Kaili-the capital city of the region has been built to connect almost every village in recent years. 2 of the best options to getting there is： a.） from North， Take a train to Kaili and change to coach to the mountainous villages； b.） from South， Take Flights or train to Guilin ， and then coach to these villages. On the way you can visit Longsheng， Sanjiang.