Get to know Rongjiang County
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- Administrative area
- County · 县
- Part of
- Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture
- Chinese name
- 榕江县
- Local areas
- County guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 3,315.80 km²
- Population · 2020
- 297,572
- Administrative seat
- Guzhou Town
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
History
The name Guzhou goes back to the Song. After the Guizhou governor Zhang Guangsi (张广泗) campaigned here in 1729, the Qing set up Guzhou subprefecture (古州厅) in 1730, built an earthen-walled town and made Guzhou one of Guizhou's four main military garrisons; from 1740 it was also the seat of a military circuit. In 1913 the subprefecture became Rongjiang County, named for the many old banyan trees (榕) in the town and for the meeting of the Duliu (都柳江), Zhaihao (寨蒿河) and Pingyong (平永河) rivers.
At the end of April 1930 the Red Seventh Army (红七军) took the town, which the county records as the first victory in Guizhou of an army led by the Communist Party and the first county town in the province it captured.
What to see
In the town, Guzhou Old Street (古州古街) grew as a trading quarter after the Yongzheng-era walls were built and earned the nickname "Little Nanjing"; its guild halls include the Lianghu Guild Hall (两湖会馆), known for painted clay sculpture. Dahekou Wharf (大河口码头), at the meeting of the three rivers, was Qing Guzhou's main river port and was once called the Red Army ferry. The Red Seventh Army History Exhibition Hall (红七军历史陈列馆) occupies the site of a Qing military office.
Sanbao Dong village (三宝侗寨), which the county calls the first Dong village under heaven, has groves of old banyans and a drum tower. The Ming-to-Qing buildings of Dali village (大利村) are a national key protected site. The county also names its Miao King Temple and Miao King Tomb (苗王庙, 苗王墓) and 29 villages on the national traditional-village list. Matches of the village football league, the "Cunchao" (村超), are played at the Guizhou Cunchao stadium (贵州村超球场), which the county calls its central landmark, with ethnic song and dance at half-time.
Culture, food and local products
Rongjiang has the Dong Grand Song (侗族大歌), on the world intangible-heritage list, among its 12 national intangible-heritage items, and the county is the reference point for standard Dong pronunciation. Local dishes include rolled rice noodles (卷粉), beef or goat bie soup (牛羊瘪汤), grilled fish and pickled fish. Xili tribute rice (锡利贡米), Rongjiang small fragrant chicken (榕江小香鸡), Rongjiang kudzu root and Tashi fragrant goat (塔石香羊) are national geographical-indication products, and Rongjiang watermelons are known across Guizhou.
Highlights
- Guzhou Old Street 古州古街: Trading quarter of the Qing garrison town, nicknamed Little Nanjing, with the Lianghu Guild Hall.
- Sanbao Dong village 三宝侗寨: Dong village with old banyan groves and a drum tower.
- Dali village ancient buildings 榕江大利村古建筑群: Ming-to-Qing buildings listed as a national key protected site.
- Red Seventh Army History Exhibition Hall 红七军历史陈列馆: On the site of a Qing military office; marks the 1930 capture of the town.
Sources for this guide
榕江县人民政府网 - 榕江简介 · Rongjiang County People's Government
榕江县人民政府网 - 历史沿革 · Rongjiang County People's Government
榕江县人民政府网 - 看村超，游榕江！宝藏打卡地全汇总，收藏这篇文章就够了！ · Rongjiang County People's Government
贵州省境内的全国重点文物保护单位列表 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书 · Wikipedia (Chinese) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-24.
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AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非该地点实拍）Dali Dong Village大利侗寨
Dali is a Dong village in Zaima township, Rongjiang County, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, beside the Lidong stream in a deep mountain valley about 23 kilometres from the county town. Its architectural complex was listed in the seventh national batch of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level in March 2013, and the village itself was placed in the first national batch of Chinese Traditional Villages in December 2012.
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Sanbao Dong Village · 三宝侗寨Sanbao Dong Village三宝侗寨
Sanbao is a Dong village on the Chejiang flat beside the Rongjiang county town, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, next to the Zhaihao river, a tributary of the Duliu river. The county-paired-assistance page describes it as China's largest Dong settlement, nicknamed the thousand-household Dong village, with more than 4,500 households and over 20,000 residents.
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Getting there
Rongjiang County is about 90 km in a straight line from central Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture. Search for 榕江县 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
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Dali Dong Village and Sanbao Dong Village are both listed here. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
Some facts checked against 贵州省境内的全国重点文物保护单位列表 — Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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