Ethnic Dong Chinese 侗族

This emblem was designed by an ethnic Dong designer. It shows a Dong's Drum Tower. There are many Drum Towers in Dong villages. Generally one village or one large family has a drum tower. Drum tower is a public place where the Dong people host guests, hold meetings, hold song parties, teach Dong history to the youth, train Big Song, and practice martial arts, etc. The Dong people use many traditional paintings to decorate Drum Tower and make it not only a public gathering place but also a beautiful artwork.

侗寨多有鼓楼，一寨或一姓一座。鼓楼建筑造型深含寓意，有的以一柱代表一个姓氏或支系；有的以一年的季节月份立柱，比喻天长日久，与日月同辉。鼓楼是侗家人生活的缩影，人们在此迎宾待客、谈古论今、习武练唱、赛笙对歌、集众议事、扬善惩恶。鼓楼呈塔形，重檐而上，直指云霄。楼体雕梁画栋、栩栩如生。高耸寨中的鼓楼体现了民族团结、繁荣、进步、向上。

WU Yuzhen (吴宇珍), a well-known ethnic Dong Chinese singer.

A Dong girl is playing Zhong Pi (侗族中琵), a traditional Dong musical instrument

Dong boys like to wear flowers during the Dong Song Festival, where young people get together to look for their loves.

Dong's Grand Song (侗族大歌) performed by 1,000 singers. Dong's Grand Song is one of the Three Precious Treasures of Dong.

Drum Tower (侗族鼓楼), a kind of traditional Dong building where Dong people get together during important festivals

Wind-and-Rain Bridge (风雨桥), a kind of traditional Dong-style bridge

A small Dong village at Batuan (岜团), Dudong Township, Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, Liuzhou City, Guangxi Province of China

广西柳州三江侗族自治县独垌乡岜团寨

Another Dong village

A cartoon image of Dong Chinese

A postcard of Dong Chinese