Nántōngdào

Tongdao lies in the wooded uplands where the mountain country of Hunan, Guizhou and Guangxi meets. Dong villages stand along rivers and among the hills, their wooden buildings shaped by the forests around them. Drum towers provide a gathering place at the heart of village life. At Guantuan, several were built during the Qianlong reign of the Qing, preserving a tradition of timber construction shared across the Dong country.