Tongdao Dong Autonomous County
A Dong county at the junction of Hunan, Guangxi and Guizhou, rich in wind-and-rain bridges, drum towers and Dong village culture, and an important stop on the Red Army's Long March.
Tongdao Dong Autonomous County lies at the southwestern tip of Hunan, in the south of Huaihua, bordering Guangxi and Guizhou, with the Dong as its main ethnic group. Huangdu Dong Culture Village, Yutou Dong Village, and the wind-and-rain bridges and drum towers along the Pingtan River are well preserved, and Dong customs such as the Grand Song of the Dong and the hundred-family feast are distinctive. The Danxia landforms of Wanfo Mountain are also worth seeing. The county seat has the Tongdao Turning Point Memorial Hall. Spring and autumn are pleasant, and festivals are livelier still. The Jiaozuo–Liuzhou Railway passes through the county, or you can transfer from Huaihua.
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