Explore the Dong culture on a 3-day tour from Congjiang. Visit the Zhaoxing Dong Village, Huanggang Dong Village, and Zhanli Village. Learn about the Dong people's lifestyle, customs, and art.
DAY 1
Arrive in Zhaoxing Dong Village
Meet your personal guide at Congjiang train station. Drive to Zhaoxing Dong Village (about 10 minutes).
Explore beautiful Zhaoxing Village in the afternoon. Your guide will walk around with you, explaining the style of the Dong wooden buildings, local customs, and the Dong people's lifestyle. Try a popular local snack: oil tea and sticky rice cakes with roast pork.
The Dong people's dancing and singing evening show is very enjoyable.
DAY 2
Zhaoxing | Rice Terraced Fields Hike and Villages
Drive to Huanggang Dong Village in the morning. On the way, you will stop to hike around the terraced fields. Enjoy great views of the rice terraces and the villages on the mountain slopes.
Explore peaceful Huanggang Village and Zhanli Village, where you will see more of the authentic culture of the Dong. People still live their traditional lives there, which have not been touched by tourism and commerce. The drum towers of Zhanli Village are more colourful than those in more popular spots. Let your guide tell the storey of a mysterious local herbal medicine for controlling the gender of babies.
Visit Biasha Miao village in the afternoon. Enjoy their traditional dancing and their ceremony with guns.
DAY 3
Zhaoxing Departure
Visit a batik workshop in the morning. Learn and experience making batik in the Dong style. Appreciate the Dong people's taste in art. Make a unique souvenir on your own (with guidance).
Transfer to Congjiang Train Station for your departure.