侗鄉黎(li)平位于(yu)中國貴州省(sheng)東南邊緣,地處(chu)黔(qian)、湘(xiang)、桂(gui)三省(sheng)(區(qu))交界(jie)處(chu),全(quan)縣(xian)轄(xia)25個鄉鎮,面積4441平方公里,總人(ren)口(kou)(kou)49萬,少(shao)數民族占70.87%,其中侗族35萬人(ren),是國家對外開(kai)放(fang)縣(xian),縣(xian)城(cheng)德(de)鳳鎮是省(sheng)級(ji)歷史文(wen)化(hua)明城(cheng)。中國侗族分布在湘(xiang)、黔(qian)、桂(gui)毗連地區(qu)和鄂(e)西南一帶,計有二(er)百四十(shi)多萬人(ren)口(kou)(kou),在貴州聚居的侗族為全(quan)國最多,而(er)黎(li)平縣(xian)聚居的侗族人(ren)口(kou)(kou)為全(quan)省(sheng)最多。
黎平(ping)侗(dong)(dong)(dong)鄉國家級(ji)風(feng)(feng)景(jing)(jing)(jing)名勝區位于貴州省(sheng)黎平(ping)縣境內,地(di)處湘、黔、桂(gui)三省(sheng)(區)交界,景(jing)(jing)(jing)區中心黎平(ping)縣城距(ju)(ju)省(sheng)城貴陽(yang)467公(gong)里,黔東(dong)南州府凱里271公(gong)里,距(ju)(ju)枝柳鐵路靖(jing)州站81公(gong)里,距(ju)(ju)廣西桂(gui)林風(feng)(feng)景(jing)(jing)(jing)名勝區320公(gong)里,距(ju)(ju)舞(wu)陽(yang)河風(feng)(feng)景(jing)(jing)(jing)名勝區242公(gong)里,是貴州省(sheng)東(dong)線(xian)旅游(you)的窗口(kou)和(he)主要景(jing)(jing)(jing)區。景(jing)(jing)(jing)區總面積約為153平(ping)方公(gong)里,含“四(si)(si)區兩(liang)(liang)點一(yi)群(qun)”,即(ji)肇興—地(di)坪、壩(ba)寨—九潮(chao)、巖(yan)洞—口(kou)江、八舟河—天生橋四(si)(si)個景(jing)(jing)(jing)區、尚重、洪州兩(liang)(liang)個獨立景(jing)(jing)(jing)點和(he)德鳳翹街古建筑景(jing)(jing)(jing)群(qun)。景(jing)(jing)(jing)區內侗(dong)(dong)(dong)族(zu)建筑群(qun)古樸(pu)完(wan)整、侗(dong)(dong)(dong)族(zu)文(wen)(wen)(wen)化(hua)(hua)悠久迷人、民俗民風(feng)(feng)淳樸(pu)濃(nong)郁、巖(yan)溶天橋舉世無(wu)雙(shuang)、紅色旅游(you)文(wen)(wen)(wen)化(hua)(hua)經典、風(feng)(feng)光絢(xuan)麗多姿、氣候舒適(shi)宜人,自然風(feng)(feng)光和(he)少數民族(zu)文(wen)(wen)(wen)化(hua)(hua)有機(ji)融(rong)合(he),鼓樓、花(hua)橋和(he)侗(dong)(dong)(dong)族(zu)民居等人文(wen)(wen)(wen)景(jing)(jing)(jing)觀(guan)美不(bu)勝收(shou),侗(dong)(dong)(dong)族(zu)大歌、侗(dong)(dong)(dong)族(zu)琵琶歌和(he)侗(dong)(dong)(dong)戲(xi)列為國家非物質文(wen)(wen)(wen)化(hua)(hua)遺產名錄,是進行觀(guan)光游(you)覽(lan)和(he)文(wen)(wen)(wen)化(hua)(hua)教育活動的勝地(di)。