Travel | Huanggang Dong Village.

|Huanggang Dong Village. Travel | Huanggang Dong Village I went to Guizhou for a trip in October. In addition to the beautiful scenery, Guizhou is also rich in culture. Qiandongnan is home to 33 ethnic groups, including the Miao, Dong, Han, Buyi, Shui, Yao, Zhuang, and Tujia. The ethnic minority culture is extremely rich, and the Dong villages are particularly distinctive. Huanggang Village is located on a mountain at an altitude of more than 800 meters, with two small streams crossing the village. "Huanggang has mountains and water, and the hills rise to the ground like a golden basin, making it a treasure land." Therefore, the ancestors of the Dong people migrated here thousands of years ago. There are five drum towers, a flower bridge, a theater stage, and four ancient pines in the village. The rice drying racks are arranged in an orderly manner on the edge of the village, surrounding the village. In September, during the rice harvest season, the layers of rice drying racks become golden barriers, which is the origin of the name of Huanggang Village. It is also said that nine years after the village was built, there was a warrior named Gang in the village, who was very powerful, and people called him "King", so the village was named "Wanggang" in Chinese, which is pronounced as "Huanggang" in Chinese. Huanggang Village is rich in customs, with ancient folk customs and simple folk customs. It is the birthplace of the male Dong songs and is known as the "Hometown of Male Dong Songs". In Huanggang, you can hear songs every day. People sing all year round, compare songs during festivals, drink and toast with songs, sing songs to block the road when getting married, and use songs to express love. Songs are the most important part of the lives of the people in Huanggang. Everyone, regardless of age or gender, can sing Dong songs. Huanggang is also a reserve for the Dong "rice-fish-duck" farming culture and is a "living fossil" of the original Dong culture. It still preserves and continues the traditional Dong production and living customs that have been passed down for thousands of years. It is known as the most ancient, traditional, and well-preserved Dong village in the development process of Dong society. The Dong people here work at sunrise, wash rice by the stream, sing and sit under the moon, and live a leisurely life. Drum Tower: There is a big drum on the top floor, which is controlled by the natural leader of the clan. In the event of a major event, the leader climbs up to beat the drum, which is used to summon the clan and to send messages to neighboring villages for reinforcements.