Chengyang Eight Villages Dong Hundred Family Feast
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A Dong long-table banquet on the Drum Tower square of Maan Village in Chengyang Eight Villages. Each household brings out sour fish, sour meat and glutinous rice, and guests are welcomed with oil tea and a roadblock song before the meal.
The Hundred Family Feast is the highest honor the Dong people extend to distinguished guests. The Chengyang Eight Villages feast area is on the Drum Tower square of Maan Village in Pingyan Village, organized by the scenic area, with each household contributing dishes. On entering, you first pass the welcoming roadblock songs, then enjoy oil tea and glutinous rice cakes. Afterward you can walk along the long tables to sample sour fish, sour meat, sour bamboo shoots and five-colour glutinous rice from each household. After the meal there are often lusheng reed-pipe performances and Duoye song and dance. Meal tickets are sold separately from scenic-area tickets. The feast is usually held during dinner hours, and arriving in the early evening is best. In peak season, book ahead through the scenic area or a guesthouse. It is a few minutes' walk from the scenic area entrance, across Yongji Bridge.
Opening hours
10:00–20:00 (the feast is mostly held during dinner hours; check the scenic area's schedule for the day)
Nearby sights
- Chengyang Eight Villages & Yongji Wind-and-Rain Bridge
- Mapang Drum Tower
- Buyang Xianrenshan Tea Garden
- Sanjiang Drum Tower & Dong Bird's Nest Theatre
- Sanjiang Wind-and-Rain Bridge
- Batuan Bridge
- Heli Sanwang Palace & Renhe Bridge
- Gaoding Dong Village