侗(dong)鄉(xiang)黎平位于(yu)中國(guo)貴州省(sheng)東南邊緣,地(di)(di)處黔、湘、桂三省(sheng)(區)交界處,全(quan)縣(xian)(xian)轄25個鄉(xiang)鎮,面積(ji)4441平方公里,總人(ren)口49萬(wan),少(shao)數民(min)族占70.87%,其中侗(dong)族35萬(wan)人(ren),是國(guo)家對(dui)外開放縣(xian)(xian),縣(xian)(xian)城(cheng)德鳳鎮是省(sheng)級歷史(shi)文(wen)化明城(cheng)。中國(guo)侗(dong)族分布在(zai)湘、黔、桂毗連(lian)地(di)(di)區和(he)鄂西(xi)南一帶,計有二百四十(shi)多(duo)萬(wan)人(ren)口,在(zai)貴州聚(ju)居的(de)侗(dong)族為全(quan)國(guo)最多(duo),而黎平縣(xian)(xian)聚(ju)居的(de)侗(dong)族人(ren)口為全(quan)省(sheng)最多(duo)。
黎(li)平侗(dong)(dong)(dong)鄉國(guo)家級風(feng)景(jing)名(ming)勝(sheng)(sheng)區(qu)位于貴州(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)省(sheng)黎(li)平縣(xian)境內,地(di)處湘、黔、桂三省(sheng)(區(qu))交界,景(jing)區(qu)中心黎(li)平縣(xian)城距(ju)省(sheng)城貴陽(yang)467公(gong)里(li)(li),黔東南州(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)府凱里(li)(li)271公(gong)里(li)(li),距(ju)枝柳鐵路(lu)靖(jing)州(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)站(zhan)81公(gong)里(li)(li),距(ju)廣(guang)西桂林風(feng)景(jing)名(ming)勝(sheng)(sheng)區(qu)320公(gong)里(li)(li),距(ju)舞陽(yang)河(he)風(feng)景(jing)名(ming)勝(sheng)(sheng)區(qu)242公(gong)里(li)(li),是(shi)貴州(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)省(sheng)東線旅(lv)游(you)的窗口(kou)和(he)主要景(jing)區(qu)。景(jing)區(qu)總面積約為153平方公(gong)里(li)(li),含(han)“四區(qu)兩點一群(qun)”,即肇(zhao)興(xing)—地(di)坪、壩寨—九潮(chao)、巖洞(dong)—口(kou)江、八舟河(he)—天生橋四個景(jing)區(qu)、尚重、洪州(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)兩個獨立景(jing)點和(he)德鳳翹街古建筑(zhu)景(jing)群(qun)。景(jing)區(qu)內侗(dong)(dong)(dong)族建筑(zhu)群(qun)古樸完整、侗(dong)(dong)(dong)族文化(hua)悠久迷(mi)人(ren)、民俗民風(feng)淳樸濃(nong)郁、巖溶天橋舉世無(wu)雙、紅色旅(lv)游(you)文化(hua)經典(dian)、風(feng)光(guang)絢麗多姿、氣候舒適(shi)宜人(ren),自然風(feng)光(guang)和(he)少數民族文化(hua)有機融合,鼓樓、花(hua)橋和(he)侗(dong)(dong)(dong)族民居等(deng)人(ren)文景(jing)觀美不(bu)勝(sheng)(sheng)收(shou),侗(dong)(dong)(dong)族大歌(ge)、侗(dong)(dong)(dong)族琵琶歌(ge)和(he)侗(dong)(dong)(dong)戲列(lie)為國(guo)家非物質文化(hua)遺產名(ming)錄,是(shi)進行(xing)觀光(guang)游(you)覽和(he)文化(hua)教育(yu)活動(dong)的勝(sheng)(sheng)地(di)。