Zhaoxing Dong Village is the largest Dong village in southeastern Guizhou and the center of Dong folk culture. Zhaoxing Dong Village is surrounded by mountains. The village is built in a mountain basin, and two streams converge into a small river and pass through it. The houses in the village are all on stilts, row upon row, strewn at random, all made of Chinese fir, and the hard top is covered with small blue tiles. Zhaoxing Dong Village is divided into five ethnic groups, namely, Ren, Yi, Li, Zhi and Xin.
Zhaoxing Dong Village is the core scenic spot in Liping Dong Township. In 2005, it was selected as one of the six most beautiful rural ancient towns in China in chinese national geography. In 2007, it was selected as one of the "33 most attractive tourist destinations in the world" by Fashion Travel and National Geographic. 20 18 In addition to the main venue, four sub-venues have been identified for CCTV Spring Festival Evening, namely, Zhuhai, Guangdong, Taian, Shandong, Sanya, Hainan, and Dongzhai, Zhaoxing, Liping County, Qiandongnan Prefecture, Guizhou Province.
Dong Zhai Drum Tower:
Dong Drum Tower is a unique public building in Dong area and a symbol of Dong people. In the southern dialect area of Dong nationality, almost all villages have Drum Tower, which is a major feature of Dong village scenery. Drum tower has a long history, beautiful shape, unique structure and diverse uses, and has very important historical, scientific, artistic and national and folk cultural relics value.
According to folklore, during the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Liang made a southern expedition and once camped in Dongxiang. In order to facilitate the command, a tall pavilion was built in the camp, and a bronze drum was built inside, so it was circulated as the Drum Tower. There is another saying that is even more amazing. It is said that the Drum Tower is a relic left by aliens on the earth. Ancient aliens came to Dongxiang and built rockets and UFO launchers. The Drum Tower is shaped like a support for launching rockets, and the attic on the top floor is shaped like a flying saucer, which was built by ancestors Dong according to the architectural model of aliens.
Drum tower looks like a pagoda from the outside, with double eaves and magnificent momentum. The whole building is made of wood, with four big Chinese fir as main columns reaching the top floor, and another auxiliary column with melons extending around and tenons. Traditionally, there is a structure in which a Lei Gong column is suspended in the middle, four gold columns are the main load-bearing columns, and twelve eaves columns around it symbolize one year, four seasons and twelve months, which means "everlasting".
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Zhaoxing Dongzhai.