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  The Autonomous County of Tongdao Dong Nationality,Where the Dong,Miao,Yao and others are living,lies on the boundaries of three provinces.Hunan,Sichuan and Guangxi provinces meet in the south of China.It is an important gateway to the southwest Hunan.The railway and highways link up all parts of the county.Hte county is a major forest region in Hunan.In the region the immense forests are vast,green and luxuriant.There are 21 villages and towns with a population of 230,000 in the whole county.There are 13 Dong,Miao,Yao and other nationalities,and the population of the Dong nationality makes up 78.3 per cent in the county.  

  Tongdao is a beautiful and magical place with a long history and the folk coustoms are unsophisticated and of classic elegance.Here there are characterisics and travelling resources with the cultures of Dong nationality.The houses where the Dong farmers live are of suspension,the wooden bridges and the drum-towers are grandand of perfect craftsmanship,They show the building perfection of the Dong nationality.The Dongpeople\'s salted meat and fish,fascinating fried tea with rice and the wine with long-lasting pure made from polished glutinous rice are unique food cultures,which travellers can get.Not only the lively Dong opera and the Dong melodious flutes,but also the songs with deep feeling and love can make people feel
good.The national feshtivals are wonderful.Besides the Chinese traditional holidays,The Dong nationality has the Spring Festival,Tasting Newthing Holiday,Firework and Firecracker Holiday,Sacrificing ox Holiday,Changing seasons Holiday,A Reed-pipe wind Instrument Holiday,Dong Opera Holiady,The Year of Dong nationality Holiday,Black Rice Holiday and so on,Which show the vast beauty of the local cultures of the folk customs.

  The naturall scenes in Tongdao are as beutiful as pictures.The ScenicSpot of the singlestone Mountain Peak is only one kilomesers away to the south of the county.There stand scores of stone peaks,which are of beauty and charming,tall and straight.The Single-stone Peak is the highest of all the peaks.The service equipment in the sceic spots is fully satisfied.You can walk on foot or by boat to enjoy the sights of the lake and the peaks,Where you may have a good time.You can
still climb the main mountain peak to ascend a height to enjoy a distant view and glance over all the peaks there.The scenic spots are good places for holiday indeed.

  The Cultural village of Huangdu with national features and buildings is ten kilometers away from thecounty town.The village is a travelling scenic spot with the folk cultures and customs of the Dong cuture in China.The suspended houses are standing in rows everywhere.The high drumtowers and the village gates are standing opposite the wooden Bridge over the river each other.You can enjoy the graceful national singing and dancing join in the banquet of the Dong nationality and taste their delicious food.You can also live in Dong people\'s Houses,watch and learn from their production,real life and be a Dong person for a time.

  Mount Wanfushan is the scenic spot in Hunan Province,which covers 168square kilometers.It is one of the largest red landforms all over the country.The spot is graceful.The five big scenic spots aremade up of Mount Wanfushan,the Immortal Mountain Care,Mount Qixingshan. Mount Jiangjunshan and Mount Ziyunshan.There are more than 800 small and big spots there.The peaks are high and graceful.The spring water in the forests is deep and quiet.A large number of valuable trees and rare animals are distributed over the spots.

  \"Apes were applauding on both sides of the gorge,light boats were floating on the terrifying waves.\"where you can get the first drifting experience in the south of China,The river is the place where General Wang Zhen passed through,leading his troops during the Long March.It is among the secondary primitive forest.The travellers can float ten kilometers in the river,where there are ancient trees on both sides.The shadows of the trees are mirrored into the water.Sometimes the water is very clean like a mirror,sometimes it rushes down like a tiger.Floating in a rubber boat is breathtaking but safe,which is very interesting. The Shaikou Reservoir covers over 80 square kilometers.\"The lake in the high gorge\"is the
scenic spot,where there are secondary primeval forests and the scene of the soughing of the wind in the pines of 1,000,000mu.Shoals of the Xiaxiang Falls,the waterfall in Yangdongtan,Ping Yang and the scene of woods in the Dongjiang gullies of Zhangli in subtropical zone are all very beautiful.The cultural relics are also very rich and colourful.In the whole county,there are eleven cultural units pretected by the province and state,such as the Matian Drum-tower,the Huilong Bridge,the Puxiu Bridge,the Baiyi Tower,the Bingshu Pavilion and the site of the Tongdao meeting held by the Red Army of China and so on.

  Not only the Tongdao mountains and waters but also the Tongdao people are beautiful.The scenes and the amorous feelings can made people intoxicated.If you go sight-seeing in Dong villages and towns.you will never forget the happy memories in all your life.



  photographed by:Shi Aimin
  written by:Wu Jingjun Li Chaijin
  Einglish by:Liu Gingshen

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