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Congjiang County

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Local time
  
Sunday 2:04 AM

Province
  
Guizhou

Congjiang County

Weather
  
14°C, Wind N at 2 km/h, 96% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Basha Miao Village, Basha Miaozhai, Zengchong Drum Tower, Congjiang Drum Tower

Congjiang County (simplified Chinese: 从江县; traditional Chinese: 從江縣; pinyin: Cóngjiāng) is a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou, China. It is divided by a river on the southeastern border of Guizhou, near Guangxi province.

Contents

Map of Congjiang, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China

It is an important transit point as the first major city inside Guizhou on the Sanjiang to Kaili road. A large bridge spans the river and connects the city's two halves.

Languages

In Congjiang County, Miao consists of the following three dialects (Congjiang County Almanac 1999:129).

  • Dialectal area 1: parts of Jajiu District 加鸠区; Zhaiping Township 寨坪乡 of Zaibian District 宰便区; Shangang 山岗 and Gaodiao 高吊 of Bingmei District 丙梅区
  • Dialectal area 2: Zaibian 宰便, Xishan 西山 (similar to Rongshui Miao)
  • Dialectal area 3: Xiajiang 下江, Tingdong 停洞, Kongming 孔明乡
  • References

    Congjiang County Wikipedia


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