The Liping Zhaoxing Dong Village is known as the “No. 1 Dong Village”

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Main attractions : Zhaoxing Dong Village｜

Time distance : 2 days | 260 kilometers |

Location of the scenic spot : Zhaoxing Village, Zhaoxing Town, Liping County, Guizhou Province, more than 70 kilometers away from Liping County.

Scenic Area Tickets : Free admission

The second stop and destination of today’s itinerary is Liping Zhaoxing Dong Village. We visited the Basha Miao Village in the morning, left the Miao Village in the afternoon, returned to Congjiang County, walked a section of National Highway 321, and then drove to the destination Zhaoxing on the highway.
Not far from the expressway, we arrived at the tourist service center of Zhaoxing Dong Village. Just like Basha, we still park in the parking lot of the tourist service center outside the scenic area. It takes a few kilometers to The sightseeing bus enters the village for accommodation and tour. If you have been to Xijiang Qianhu Miao Village and then come here again, you may be less surprised, curious and fresh. Take a short break at noon, take the innkeeper’s van into the scenic spot for dinner, take photos, and play in the ancient town community before evening. Watch the Dong song and dance performance "Beautiful Zhaoxing" at the Cultural Square.

Zhaoxing Dong Village is located in Liping County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, 72 kilometers southeast of the county seat. It can be reached via Sanjiang to Guilin and Liuzhou in Guangxi in the southeast and via Hongzhou to Tongdao, Hunan in the northeast. Huaihua; northwest through Kaili to Guiyang and Chongqing. In recent years, due to the setting up of a branch venue for the Spring Festival Gala, the village has become more famous, guests from all regions have flocked to it, and the bluestone road in Zhaoxing is full of guests.

Zhaoxing Dong Village, known as the "No. 1 Dong Village in the World", is surrounded by mountains. The village is built in a basin in the mountains, with a small river passing through the village. There are row upon row of stilted buildings in the village, and the most famous ones are the five drum towers, the five stages and the five wind and rain bridges. Zhaoxing Dong Village consists of three natural villages, Shangzhai, Zhongzhai and Xiazhai, with a compact layout and structure, forming a complete village. It is said that Zhaoxing developed from the Lu clan, so here are all Dong people with the Lu surname, and very few people have foreign surnames. The Lu surname is divided into five major clans and twelve clans, which are divided into five natural areas. Each of them is called the benevolent group, the righteous group, the ritual group, the wise group, and the letter group. The fifth regiment has five drum towers, five flower bridges and five stages. The five drum towers have different appearances, heights, sizes and styles, making them a magnificent sight. The five clans in Zhaoxing take the Drum Tower as their symbol, and they live together around the Drum Tower, thus forming five Drum Tower areas, each named after "Benevolence, Righteousness, Properity, Wisdom, and Faith".
Renzhai Drum Tower: seven eaves and octagonal spire.
Yi Zhai Drum Tower: Eleven double eaves and octagonal spire.
Lizhai Drum Tower: Thirteen eaves and octagonal spire.
Zhizhai Drum Tower: on the top of the mountain with nine double eaves and octagonal eaves.
Xinzhai Drum Tower: Eleven double eaves and octagonal spire.