Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County Explained

Sanjiang County
Official Name:Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County

Zhuang; Chuang: Sanhgyangh Dungcuz Swciyen
Saml Nyal Dongl Zuc Zil Zil Yenh
Other Name:Sankiang
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:5455XX
Settlement Type:County
Pushpin Map:China Guangxi
Pushpin Label:Sanjiang
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Guangxi
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous region
Subdivision Name1:Guangxi
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Liuzhou
Subdivision Type3:Subdivisions
Seat Type:County seat
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2455
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:297244
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:25.7833°N 145°W
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8

Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County (; Standard Zhuang: Zhuang; Chuang: Sanhgyangh Dungcuz Swciyen; Southern Dong: Saml Nyal Dongl Zuc Zil Zil Yenh[3]) 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 (Guizhou) to the north, Huaihua (Hunan) to the northeast and Guilin to the west.

It has an area of and a population of 297,244.[4]

Administrative divisions

Sanjiang County is divided into 6 towns, 6 townships and 3 ethnic townships:[5]

towns
townships
ethnic townships

Transportation

Tourism

See main article: Chengyang, Guangxi. north of Sanjiang, toward Hunan province, lies the area of Dong people, Chengyang (程阳), which is a popular destination for backpacker tourism. The area 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 (程阳风雨桥, chéng yáng fēng yǔ qiáo) which has five parts. The bridge dates to 1912 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, but there are no places to stay in Linxia.

Notable people

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Liuzhou City Land Use Plan (2006 - 20)/. Accessed 8 July 2014.
  2. Book: zh:《中国2010年人口普查分县资料》. December 2012. 中国统计出版社. 978-7-5037-6659-6. zh.
  3. Web site: 广西三江:侗文夜校觅乡音 . 柳州文明网 . 2021-06-20 . 2021-06-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624201930/http://gxlz.wenming.cn/whjs/201708/t20170818_4694441.html .
  4. Profile of Sanjiang, official website of Sanjiang County Government
  5. Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2023/45/02/450226.html. zh:2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:三江侗族自治县. National Bureau of Statistics of China. zh-hans.