侗(dong)鄉黎平(ping)位于中國(guo)(guo)貴州省東(dong)南(nan)邊緣,地處(chu)黔(qian)、湘、桂(gui)三(san)省(區)交(jiao)界處(chu),全縣(xian)轄25個鄉鎮,面積4441平(ping)方公里,總人口49萬,少數(shu)民族(zu)(zu)占70.87%,其中侗(dong)族(zu)(zu)35萬人,是國(guo)(guo)家對外開放(fang)縣(xian),縣(xian)城(cheng)(cheng)德鳳(feng)鎮是省級歷史文化明(ming)城(cheng)(cheng)。中國(guo)(guo)侗(dong)族(zu)(zu)分布在湘、黔(qian)、桂(gui)毗連地區和鄂(e)西南(nan)一帶,計有二(er)百四十多萬人口,在貴州聚居的(de)侗(dong)族(zu)(zu)為(wei)全國(guo)(guo)最(zui)(zui)多,而黎平(ping)縣(xian)聚居的(de)侗(dong)族(zu)(zu)人口為(wei)全省最(zui)(zui)多。
黎(li)平(ping)(ping)侗(dong)(dong)(dong)鄉國(guo)家級風(feng)(feng)(feng)景(jing)名(ming)勝(sheng)區(qu)位于貴(gui)州(zhou)省(sheng)黎(li)平(ping)(ping)縣境內,地(di)(di)處湘、黔(qian)(qian)、桂三省(sheng)(區(qu))交(jiao)界,景(jing)區(qu)中心(xin)黎(li)平(ping)(ping)縣城(cheng)距(ju)(ju)省(sheng)城(cheng)貴(gui)陽467公(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li),黔(qian)(qian)東(dong)南州(zhou)府凱里(li)271公(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li),距(ju)(ju)枝柳鐵路靖(jing)州(zhou)站81公(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li),距(ju)(ju)廣(guang)西(xi)桂林風(feng)(feng)(feng)景(jing)名(ming)勝(sheng)區(qu)320公(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li),距(ju)(ju)舞(wu)陽河風(feng)(feng)(feng)景(jing)名(ming)勝(sheng)區(qu)242公(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li),是貴(gui)州(zhou)省(sheng)東(dong)線旅游的窗口(kou)(kou)和主要景(jing)區(qu)。景(jing)區(qu)總(zong)面(mian)積約為(wei)153平(ping)(ping)方公(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li),含“四(si)區(qu)兩點一群(qun)(qun)”,即肇興(xing)—地(di)(di)坪、壩寨—九潮、巖洞—口(kou)(kou)江、八舟河—天生橋(qiao)(qiao)四(si)個(ge)(ge)景(jing)區(qu)、尚(shang)重、洪(hong)州(zhou)兩個(ge)(ge)獨立景(jing)點和德鳳翹街(jie)古建筑(zhu)景(jing)群(qun)(qun)。景(jing)區(qu)內侗(dong)(dong)(dong)族建筑(zhu)群(qun)(qun)古樸完(wan)整、侗(dong)(dong)(dong)族文(wen)(wen)(wen)化悠久迷人、民俗民風(feng)(feng)(feng)淳樸濃郁、巖溶(rong)天橋(qiao)(qiao)舉世(shi)無雙、紅色旅游文(wen)(wen)(wen)化經典、風(feng)(feng)(feng)光絢麗多姿(zi)、氣候(hou)舒適宜人,自然(ran)風(feng)(feng)(feng)光和少(shao)數民族文(wen)(wen)(wen)化有機融合,鼓樓、花橋(qiao)(qiao)和侗(dong)(dong)(dong)族民居等人文(wen)(wen)(wen)景(jing)觀美不勝(sheng)收,侗(dong)(dong)(dong)族大歌、侗(dong)(dong)(dong)族琵琶歌和侗(dong)(dong)(dong)戲列為(wei)國(guo)家非物質文(wen)(wen)(wen)化遺產名(ming)錄,是進行觀光游覽和文(wen)(wen)(wen)化教育活動的勝(sheng)地(di)(di)。