CHINA - Guilin - Sanjiang

Dong Villages

Sanjiang (meaning three rivers) Dong Autonomous County is located north of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It borders Longji terraced fields to the east, Guizhou to the northwest and Hunan to the northeast. It is a region traditionally inhabited by Dong minority people.

Sanjiang Dong County is famous for its large number of well-preserved wooden drum towers and "wind and rain" bridges. There are 108 "wind and rain" bridges and 159 drum towers in the county, among them Chengyang Wind and Rain bridge and Mapang Drum tower are the most famous.