Sanjiang street scene (2003-08-17)

Sanjiang (三江; pinyin: Sānjiāng) is a city in northern Guangxi province, China. It is the capital of the Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, a region traditionally inhabited by the Dong people, bordering Guizhou to the northwest and Hunan to the northeast. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Liuzhou. Sanjiang street scene, taken 2003-08-17 by me. ... Sanjiang street scene, taken 2003-08-17 by me. ... Pinyin, more formally called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... Guangxi (Zhuang: Gvangjsih; old orthography: ; Simplified Chinese: 广西; Traditional Chinese: 廣西; Pinyin: GuÇŽngxÄ«; Wade-Giles: Kuang-hsi; Postal System Pinyin: Kwangsi), full name Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (Zhuang: Gvangjsih Bouxcuengh Swcigih; old orthography: ; Simplified Chinese: 广西壮族自治区; Traditional Chinese: 廣西壯族自治區; Pinyin: GuÇŽngxÄ« Zhuàngzú ZìzhìqÅ«) is a Zhuang autonomous region of... For other province-level divisions, see Political divisions of China. ... Dong Minority Bridge, Chenyang, Guangxi, China. ... (Simplified Chinese: 贵州; Traditional Chinese: è²´å·ž; pinyin: Gùizhōu; Wade-Giles: Kuei-chou; also spelled Kweichow) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China located in the southwestern part of the country. ...   (Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is a province of China, located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting (hence the name Hunan, meaning south of the lake). Hunan is sometimes called 湘 (pinyin: Xiāng) for short, after the Xiang River which runs through the province. ... A prefecture-level city (地级市 Pinyin: dìjí shì, literally region-level city) or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the Peoples Republic of China, ranking below a province and above a county in Chinas administrative structure. ... Liuzhou (Chinese: 柳州; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Liuchow) is a prefecture-level city in north-central Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, in southern China. ...

Tourism

The town of Chengyang, north of Sanjiang toward Hunan province, is becoming a popular tourist destination with backpackers. Chengyang District consists of eight villages and is situated 4 to 5 hours drive from Guilin . ...   (Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is a province of China, located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting (hence the name Hunan, meaning south of the lake). Hunan is sometimes called 湘 (pinyin: Xiāng) for short, after the Xiang River which runs through the province. ... Backpacking is a subculture of generally youthful travellers exploring the planet on a limited budget. ...

20 km north of Sanjiang lies the Dong village Chengyang Chiao. The village is a traditional Dong minority village. The houses are all made of wood. Inside the villages you will find traditional Drum Towers, which were used to announce important things or simply to perform plays to entertain the village people. Crossing the river is the best preserved Wind and Rain Bridge which contains 5 parts. The bridge dates back to the 1920's and is for many people the main reason to visit the village.

North of Chengyang Chiao lies the tiny village of Linxia which is interesting because of the local market. There's no places to stay in Linxia but a taxi from Sanjiang or Chengyang Chaio brings you there easy.

External links

• Chengyang in Sanjiang
• Bajiang in Sanjiang
• Sanjiang and Chengyang Chiao
• Bicycling to and around Sanjiang and Chengyang Chiao