| Congjiang County | |
| Native Name: | 从江县 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-Hans |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | Location of Qiandongnan Prefecture within Guizhou (China).png |
| Map Caption1: | Qiandongnan in Guizhou |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Congjiang County government |
| Coordinates: | 25.7542°N 108.9053°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Guizhou |
| Subdivision Type2: | Autonomous prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Qiandongnan |
| Seat Type: | County seat |
| Seat: | Bingmei |
| Area Total Km2: | 3,244 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Total: | 290,845 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
Congjiang County is a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou, China. It is divided by the Duliu River (Chinese: 都柳江), the upper reaches of the Liu River, and borders Guangxi to the south.
It is an important transit point as the first county inside Guizhou on China National Highway 321 between Sanjiang (Guangxi) and Guiyang, the provincial capital. A large bridge spans the river and connects the city's two halves.
Congjiang County is divided into 12 towns, 4 townships and 3 ethnic townships:[1]
In Congjiang County, Miao consists of the following three dialects (Congjiang County Gazetteer 1999:129).
The county seat is known as Congjiang.[2]
The community of Biasha or Basha is within the county. The population are Miao people, and the residents are allowed under the Chinese government to possess and use firearms as this is their cultural heritage.[3] Demonstrations of gun marksmanship and other activities serve as tourist attractions. Katia Andreassi of National Geographic described it as "one of the most visited towns in the area".[4] It is 7.5km (04.7miles) from Congjiang town.[2]