Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County


Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County 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 to the north, Huaihua to the northeast and Guilin to the west.
It has an area of and a population of 297,244.

Administrative divisions

Sanjiang County is divided into 6 towns, 6 townships and 3 ethnic townships:
;towns
  • Guyi Town 古宜镇
  • Doujiang Town 斗江镇
  • Danzhou Town 丹洲镇
  • Bajiang Town 八江镇
  • Linxi Town 林溪镇
  • Dudong Town 独峒镇
;townships
  • Meilin Township 梅林乡
  • Yangxi Township 洋溪乡
  • Liangkou Township 良口乡
  • Laobao Township 老堡乡
  • Heping Township 和平乡
  • Chengcun Township 程村乡
;ethnic townships
north of Sanjiang, toward Hunan province, lies the area of Dong people, Chengyang, 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 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.

Climate

Notable people

  • Wu Hongfei, journalist, novelist, and rock singer