The Dong building

Traveling in the Dong ethnic villages of southeast Guizhou Province, you're sure to be entranced by the pagoda-like drum towers . Rows of diaojiao lou or suspended riverside houses, ingenious wind-and-rain bridges, and the sweet and touching dage, a unique musical chorus are some of the highlights of this ideal tourist destination.

 Chejiang Dong Village

Southeast from Kaili, is Rongjiang County, with more than 20 Dong houses stretching 15km along the riverbank, projecting over the river and shadowed by thousands of thick old banyan trees. Their wooden houses have sloping roofs forming beautiful geometric designs.

Rongjiang County

Only one kilometer from the main town of Rongjiang is Chejiang village. Known as the "Thousand-House Dong Village", this is the largest Dong village with the most enchanting scenery. Like all Dong villages, it has a unique wooden gate at the village entrance where locals welcome and see off visitors and guests. Singing girls present visitors with bowls of wine before they pass through the gate. Visitors who cannot sing, or who fail to respond, have to drink more wine. It's only after drinking that visitors are qualified to become good friends with the Dong people.

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