Gaoding Dong Village is a drum tower Dong Village, mainly inhabited by Dong people. The residents there are amiable and still inherit the customs since ancient times. Against the backdrop of a building with a drum tower, it seems that its appearance has not changed for thousands of years. What local activities can friends who travel to Gaoding Dong Village participate in? Do you have any good food recommendations? Highlights of Gaoding Travel

The Dong Village in Gaoding is located in Dudong Township, with more than 561 families and more than 2,111 people. It is said that it was migrated from Jiangxi and Guizhou during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. The bamboo forest around the stockade is lush, with towering old trees. The stone roads in the village are winding and winding, and the hanging wooden buildings are row upon row. The seven drum towers complement each other, which is extremely elegant and majestic. Gaoding Building

The general architectural feature of Gaoding Drum Tower Group is that the whole building body is made of jointed Chinese fir columns without an iron nail, and it crosses the straight sleeve without gaps, so the structure is extremely rigorous.

Drum Tower is the tallest building in the whole Dong village, with odd floors, usually three to five feet high. On the top of the drum tower, ornaments shaped like gourds are placed. This gourd ornament is not only used as decoration, but also has the piety of the Dong people to their ancestors. Terrace scenery

The Linlue Terrace in Sanjiang is different from Longji Terrace, with higher altitude, and you can drive all the way to the top of the mountain and then down the road. If the terraced fields of Longji are grand and the lines are broad, it is really unique in the world. However, the terraced fields in Linlue are strewn at random, which is like a small jasper among the houses. Plus this line is remote, the mountain road is ok, and the cement road. There is also a Buyang tea garden on the way to walk. Few people are its main feature. You can climb a mountain from Gaoding to Linlue. Folk culture-bull market in Dulong

Every February, May and August of the lunar calendar in Dulong township is a day to drive away polders. Villagers such as Dong/Miao/Shui people from Guangxi, Hunan and Guizhou provinces will gather here. Collecting food, daily necessities ..... and the thunderous bull market.

The bull market in Dudong is very special, and it is a cultural folk custom that has been passed down for thousands of years, and it has a unique flavor through personal experience ~ Batuan Bridge

Batuan Bridge was built in the second year of Qing Xuantong (1911), and is located on the Mengjiang River next to Batuan Village in Dudong Township, Sanjiang County. The bridge is 51 meters long and the abutment spacing is 31.4 meters, with two piers, two holes and three pavilions. Batuan Bridge will have a bullfighting festival during the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is worth seeing. Traffic guide

Take the direct bus from Guilin to Longsheng, drive at noon, and get to Longsheng in about 4 hours. It takes about 3 hours to take the shuttle bus from Longsheng to Sanjiang. Sanjiang has a shuttle bus to Dudong.

1, Guilin-Sanjiang (local train), 7: 11, 11: 11 each.

ticket price: about 17 yuan.

drive: about 4 hours. Gourmet raiders

Sour fish and sour meat: Every August to September, Dong people will marinate the fresh meat and fish that can't be eaten for 3-5 years. Sour grass carp can be marinated for decades, and it is very special when guests come.

When I was a Dong, I didn't accept sour fish and sour meat at first, but after tasting it, I found it really delicious. No wonder Dong people are so fond of it.

Camellia oleifera: Playing Camellia oleifera is also called "eating bean tea". Traditional hospitality food of Dong people. Popular in Hunan, Guizhou, Guangxi and other places. Is prepared from fried glutinous rice flowers, fried peanuts or soaked soybeans, corn, fried rice and fresh tea. Some also add chopped green onion, spinach, liver hunting and vermicelli. Dong people eat different bean teas on different occasions. When I was in Gaoding, my master always cooked a camellia oleifera at noon, which I still miss.