Dong minority group is one of Guizhou’s largest minority groups. They are mainly located in Liping, Congjiang, Rongjiang, Zhenyuan, Yuping, Jianhe, Jinping in Guizhou.
The Dong houses, drum towers, bridges are made without nails. Dong Drum Towers and Wind and Rain Bridges usually house their gods and also use for gathering place for community events. While, Dong people live in villages of 20-30 households located near streams and some villages are very large with about 1000 households. Their houses , built in fir wood, are usually two or three stories high. The houses located on steep slopes, riverbanks stand on stilts. People usually live in the upper floors and the first ground floor is used for domestic animals and firewood. The main food of Dong is rice. In the mountainous areas, glutinous rice is eating with peppers and pickled vegetables.
Dong minority has many important festivals like New Year Festival, Worshiping Ox Festival, New Harvest Festival, Pure Brightness Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival etc. Need to mention here, the Grand Song of the Dong Ethnic Minority Group is famous throughout China also in the world. It is a kind of folk music and also a cultural treasure of Dong. Travelers could appreciate the Grand Song of Dong Minority in Xiaohuang Dong Village in Congjiang County, Guizhou.
Zhaoxing Dong Village | Tangan Dong Village | Dali Dong Village |
Zhaisha Dong Village | Diping Dong Village | Xiaohuan Dong Village |
China Minority Discovery Tours
Costumes, customs, languages and cultures, almost every aspect of the 55 minorities in China is highlights. Normally, minorities’ residences are located on mountains or forests. Most of them had been almost isolated from the outside world for thousands of years. Now, they are open to tourists from all over the world. In our minority discovery tour packages, tourists can see the essence of minorities, wear minorities’ costumes and take photos, learn minorities’ languages, and they can even live as a minority people for one day or two. Please feel free to Contact us your ideas.
6 Days Zhaoxing Huangguoshu Tour | 4 Days Guiyang & Kaili Tour | 8 Days Guizhou Ethnic Minority Tour |