侗鄉黎平(ping)位于中(zhong)國貴(gui)州省東南(nan)邊緣,地處黔、湘(xiang)、桂三省(區(qu))交界處,全縣(xian)(xian)轄25個(ge)鄉鎮(zhen),面(mian)積4441平(ping)方公里,總人(ren)口49萬(wan)(wan),少數民族(zu)(zu)占(zhan)70.87%,其(qi)中(zhong)侗族(zu)(zu)35萬(wan)(wan)人(ren),是(shi)國家(jia)對外開放縣(xian)(xian),縣(xian)(xian)城德鳳鎮(zhen)是(shi)省級歷(li)史文化明(ming)城。中(zhong)國侗族(zu)(zu)分布(bu)在湘(xiang)、黔、桂毗連地區(qu)和鄂西南(nan)一帶,計有(you)二百四十多萬(wan)(wan)人(ren)口,在貴(gui)州聚居的侗族(zu)(zu)為(wei)全國最多,而黎平(ping)縣(xian)(xian)聚居的侗族(zu)(zu)人(ren)口為(wei)全省最多。
黎平侗(dong)(dong)鄉國(guo)家(jia)(jia)級風景(jing)(jing)名勝區(qu)(qu)位于貴州省(sheng)黎平縣境(jing)內(nei),地處(chu)湘、黔、桂三省(sheng)(區(qu)(qu))交界,景(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)中心黎平縣城距(ju)省(sheng)城貴陽467公(gong)里(li),黔東(dong)南(nan)州府凱(kai)里(li)271公(gong)里(li),距(ju)枝柳鐵路靖州站81公(gong)里(li),距(ju)廣西桂林(lin)風景(jing)(jing)名勝區(qu)(qu)320公(gong)里(li),距(ju)舞陽河風景(jing)(jing)名勝區(qu)(qu)242公(gong)里(li),是(shi)貴州省(sheng)東(dong)線旅游的窗(chuang)口(kou)和(he)主(zhu)要景(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)。景(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)總面積約為153平方公(gong)里(li),含(han)“四區(qu)(qu)兩點(dian)一群(qun)(qun)”,即肇(zhao)興—地坪、壩寨—九(jiu)潮、巖(yan)(yan)洞—口(kou)江、八(ba)舟河—天生橋四個景(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)、尚重、洪(hong)州兩個獨立景(jing)(jing)點(dian)和(he)德鳳(feng)翹街古(gu)(gu)建(jian)筑景(jing)(jing)群(qun)(qun)。景(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)內(nei)侗(dong)(dong)族(zu)(zu)(zu)建(jian)筑群(qun)(qun)古(gu)(gu)樸完整、侗(dong)(dong)族(zu)(zu)(zu)文(wen)化(hua)悠久(jiu)迷人(ren)、民(min)俗民(min)風淳樸濃郁、巖(yan)(yan)溶天橋舉世無雙、紅色(se)旅游文(wen)化(hua)經典、風光(guang)絢麗(li)多姿、氣候(hou)舒適宜人(ren),自然(ran)風光(guang)和(he)少數民(min)族(zu)(zu)(zu)文(wen)化(hua)有機融合(he),鼓樓、花(hua)橋和(he)侗(dong)(dong)族(zu)(zu)(zu)民(min)居(ju)等人(ren)文(wen)景(jing)(jing)觀美(mei)不勝收(shou),侗(dong)(dong)族(zu)(zu)(zu)大歌(ge)、侗(dong)(dong)族(zu)(zu)(zu)琵琶歌(ge)和(he)侗(dong)(dong)戲列為國(guo)家(jia)(jia)非物質文(wen)化(hua)遺產名錄(lu),是(shi)進行觀光(guang)游覽和(he)文(wen)化(hua)教育活動的勝地。