Congjiang County () is a
county
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in
Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture
Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture ( zh, s=黔东南苗族侗族自治州 , p=Qiándōngnán Miáozú Dòngzú Zìzhìzhōu; Hmu language: ; Kam language: ), also known as Southeast Qian Autonomous Prefecture of Miao and Dong and sh ...
,
Guizhou
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, China. It is divided by the Duliu River (), the upper reaches of the
Liu River
The Liu River (, pinyin: Liǔ Jiāng, literally: ''Willow River'') is a tributary within the Pearl River system in Guangxi, China. It is formed by the confluence of the Rong and Long rivers in Fengshan. It flows south through Liuzhou and th ...
, and borders
Guangxi
Guangxi,; officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People's Republic of China, located in South China and bordering Vietnam (Hà Giang Province, Hà Giang, Cao Bằn ...
to the south.
It is an important transit point as the first county inside Guizhou on
China National Highway 321 between
Sanjiang (Guangxi) and
Guiyang
Guiyang; Mandarin pronunciation: ; Chinese postal romanization, alternatively as Kweiyang is the capital of Guizhou, Guizhou province in China. It is centrally located within the province, on the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau, eastern part of the Yun ...
, the provincial capital. A large bridge spans the river and connects the city's two halves.
Administrative divisions
Congjiang County is divided into 12
towns
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city.
The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
, 4
townships and 3
ethnic townships:
;towns
*Bingmei Town 丙妹镇
*
Guandong Town 贯洞镇
*Luoxiang Town 洛香镇
*Xiajiang Town 下江镇
*Zaibian Town 宰便镇
*Xishan Town 西山镇
*Tingdong Town 停洞镇
*Wangdong Town 往洞镇
*Jiajiu Town 加鸠镇
*Douli Town 斗里镇
*Qingyun Town 庆云镇
*Donglang Town 东郎镇
;townships
*Gaozeng Township 高增乡
*Guping Township 谷坪乡
*Jiabang Township 加榜乡
*Jiamian Township 加勉乡
;ethnic townships
*Gangbian Zhuang Ethnic Township 刚边壮族乡
*Xiutang Zhuang Ethnic Township 秀塘壮族乡
*Cuili Yao and Zhuang Ethnic Township 翠里瑶族壮族乡
Languages
In Congjiang County,
Miao Miao may refer to:
* Miao people, linguistically and culturally related group of people, recognized as such by the government of the People's Republic of China
* Miao script or Pollard script, writing system used for Miao languages
* Miao (Unicode ...
consists of the following three dialects (''Congjiang County Gazetteer'' 1999:129).
*''Dialectal area 1'': parts of (); Zhaiping Township () of (); Shangang () and Gaodiao () of Bingmei ()
*''Dialectal area 2'': Zaibian (), Xishan () (similar to Rongshui Miao)
*''Dialectal area 3'': Xiajiang (), Tingdong (), Kongming ()
Communities
The county seat is known as Congjiang.
The community of Biasha or Basha is within the county. The population are
Miao people
Miao is a word that the Chinese use to designate some ethnic minority groups living in southern China and Mainland Southeast Asia. Miao is thus officially recognized by the Chinese government as one of the largest ethnic minority groups that h ...
, and the residents are allowed under the Chinese government to possess and use firearms as this is their cultural heritage. Demonstrations of gun marksmanship and other activities serve as tourist attractions. Katia Andreassi of
National Geographic
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described it as "one of the most visited towns in the area".
[ - Click "read more" to view article.] It is from Congjiang town.
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Climate
References
External links
Counties of Qiandongnan Prefecture
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