Huanggang Dong Village Scenic Area

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Huanggang Dong Village is located in Shuangjiang Township at the junction of Congjiang County and Liping County, 33 kilometers away from Congjiang County. head.

There are more than 300 households in Huanggang Dong Village, and it is surprising that there are 5 drum towers. A drum tower with a height of more than ten meters in a small two-story building is already a standout, let alone five. The Drum Tower is the place where the unified ethnic group gathers. According to legend, the ancestors of Huanggang drunk were five brothers. Later, the five brothers lived and multiplied separately, and evolved into five large ethnic groups, so five drum towers were built. The unique feature of the Drum Tower in Huanggang is that each Drum Tower hangs a wooden board with the twenty-four solar terms for everyone to master the solar terms. There are also two dragons in each drum tower, which are lifelike.

Huanggang is a Dong village where the "Shouting Festival" is celebrated. Shouting to Heaven Festival is also called Rain-seeking Festival. In Dong language, it is called Xie Saxiang, which means offering sacrifices to Lei Po. The magic of Shoutian Festival is: if it is sunny before the ceremony, it will definitely rain after the ceremony; if it is rainy before the ceremony, it will be sunny after the ceremony. This has been going on for many years, and it has been tried and tested. After that, a long table was set up to toast each other. In the evening, the big song of the Dong nationality will start, which is very lively.