侗(dong)鄉黎平(ping)位于(yu)中(zhong)國(guo)貴州省(sheng)東南邊緣,地處黔(qian)、湘、桂三省(sheng)(區)交界處,全(quan)縣(xian)轄25個鄉鎮,面積4441平(ping)方公里,總人口49萬,少數民族占(zhan)70.87%,其中(zhong)侗(dong)族35萬人,是國(guo)家對外開(kai)放(fang)縣(xian),縣(xian)城(cheng)德(de)鳳鎮是省(sheng)級歷(li)史(shi)文化明城(cheng)。中(zhong)國(guo)侗(dong)族分(fen)布在湘、黔(qian)、桂毗連地區和鄂西(xi)南一帶,計有二百四十多(duo)(duo)萬人口,在貴州聚居的侗(dong)族為(wei)(wei)全(quan)國(guo)最(zui)多(duo)(duo),而黎平(ping)縣(xian)聚居的侗(dong)族人口為(wei)(wei)全(quan)省(sheng)最(zui)多(duo)(duo)。
黎(li)平(ping)(ping)侗(dong)(dong)鄉國家級風景(jing)(jing)(jing)名(ming)勝(sheng)區(qu)位于貴(gui)州(zhou)(zhou)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)黎(li)平(ping)(ping)縣境內(nei),地處(chu)湘、黔、桂三省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(區(qu))交界,景(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)中心(xin)黎(li)平(ping)(ping)縣城距(ju)(ju)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)城貴(gui)陽(yang)467公(gong)里(li)(li),黔東(dong)南(nan)州(zhou)(zhou)府凱里(li)(li)271公(gong)里(li)(li),距(ju)(ju)枝(zhi)柳鐵路靖州(zhou)(zhou)站81公(gong)里(li)(li),距(ju)(ju)廣(guang)西桂林風景(jing)(jing)(jing)名(ming)勝(sheng)區(qu)320公(gong)里(li)(li),距(ju)(ju)舞陽(yang)河(he)風景(jing)(jing)(jing)名(ming)勝(sheng)區(qu)242公(gong)里(li)(li),是貴(gui)州(zhou)(zhou)省(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)東(dong)線旅(lv)游的窗口和(he)主要景(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)。景(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)總(zong)面積(ji)約為(wei)153平(ping)(ping)方(fang)公(gong)里(li)(li),含“四區(qu)兩(liang)(liang)點一群(qun)”,即(ji)肇興—地坪、壩寨(zhai)—九(jiu)潮、巖洞(dong)—口江、八舟河(he)—天生(sheng)橋(qiao)四個景(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)、尚重(zhong)、洪州(zhou)(zhou)兩(liang)(liang)個獨(du)立景(jing)(jing)(jing)點和(he)德鳳翹街古(gu)建筑景(jing)(jing)(jing)群(qun)。景(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)內(nei)侗(dong)(dong)族(zu)建筑群(qun)古(gu)樸完整、侗(dong)(dong)族(zu)文(wen)化(hua)悠久迷(mi)人、民(min)(min)俗民(min)(min)風淳樸濃(nong)郁、巖溶天橋(qiao)舉世無雙、紅色旅(lv)游文(wen)化(hua)經典、風光絢麗多姿(zi)、氣(qi)候舒適(shi)宜(yi)人,自然風光和(he)少數(shu)民(min)(min)族(zu)文(wen)化(hua)有機融合,鼓樓、花橋(qiao)和(he)侗(dong)(dong)族(zu)民(min)(min)居(ju)等人文(wen)景(jing)(jing)(jing)觀美(mei)不勝(sheng)收,侗(dong)(dong)族(zu)大歌、侗(dong)(dong)族(zu)琵(pi)琶歌和(he)侗(dong)(dong)戲列為(wei)國家非物質文(wen)化(hua)遺(yi)產(chan)名(ming)錄,是進行觀光游覽(lan)和(he)文(wen)化(hua)教育活動(dong)的勝(sheng)地。