Congjiang County () is a
county
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in
Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture
Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture (; Hmu language: ''Qeef Dongb Naif Dol Hmub Dol Gud Zid Zid Zeb''; Kam language: ''Qeens Donc Nanc Nyenc Miiul Nyenc Gaeml Zil Zl Zous''), also known as Southeast Qian Autonomous Prefecture of Miao a ...
,
Guizhou
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, China. It is divided by the Duliu River (), the upper reaches of the
Liu River
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, and borders
Guangxi
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to the south.
It is an important transit point as the first county inside Guizhou on
China National Highway 321
China National Highway 321 (G321) runs northwest from Guangzhou, Guangdong towards Guangxi Province, Guizhou Province, and ends in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. It is 2,220 kilometres in length.
Route and distance
See also
* China National H ...
between
Sanjiang (Guangxi) and
Guiyang, the provincial capital. A large bridge spans the river and connects the city's two halves.
Languages
In Congjiang County,
Miao Miao may refer to:
* Miao people, linguistically and culturally related group of people, recognized as such by the government of the People's Republic of China
* Miao script or Pollard script, writing system used for Miao languages
* Miao (Unicode ...
consists of the following three dialects (''Congjiang County Gazetteer'' 1999:129).
*''Dialectal area 1'': parts of (); Zhaiping Township () of (); Shangang () and Gaodiao () of Bingmei ()
*''Dialectal area 2'': Zaibian (), Xishan () (similar to Rongshui Miao)
*''Dialectal area 3'': Xiajiang (), Tingdong (), Kongming ()
Communities
The county seat is known as Congjiang.
The community of Biasha or Basha is within the county. The population are
Miao people, and the residents are allowed under the Chinese government to possess and use firearms as this is their cultural heritage. Demonstrations of gun marksmanship and other activities serve as tourist attractions. Katia Andreassi of
National Geographic
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described it as "one of the most visited towns in the area".
[ - Click "read more" to view article.] It is from Congjiang town.
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Climate
References
External links
Cities in Guizhou
Counties of Qiandongnan Prefecture
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