侗鄉黎平位(wei)于中(zhong)國貴(gui)州省(sheng)東南(nan)邊緣,地處黔、湘、桂三省(sheng)(區)交(jiao)界(jie)處,全(quan)(quan)縣轄25個(ge)鄉鎮,面積(ji)4441平方公里,總人口49萬(wan),少(shao)數民族占70.87%,其(qi)中(zhong)侗族35萬(wan)人,是(shi)國家對(dui)外開放縣,縣城德(de)鳳鎮是(shi)省(sheng)級歷史文化明城。中(zhong)國侗族分布在(zai)湘、黔、桂毗連地區和鄂西(xi)南(nan)一帶(dai),計有二(er)百(bai)四(si)十多萬(wan)人口,在(zai)貴(gui)州聚居的(de)侗族為全(quan)(quan)國最多,而黎平縣聚居的(de)侗族人口為全(quan)(quan)省(sheng)最多。
黎平(ping)侗(dong)鄉國家級(ji)風(feng)(feng)景(jing)(jing)名(ming)(ming)勝(sheng)(sheng)區位于貴州(zhou)(zhou)省黎平(ping)縣境(jing)內,地(di)處湘、黔、桂三省(區)交界,景(jing)(jing)區中心黎平(ping)縣城距(ju)省城貴陽(yang)467公(gong)里(li),黔東南(nan)州(zhou)(zhou)府凱里(li)271公(gong)里(li),距(ju)枝柳鐵路靖州(zhou)(zhou)站81公(gong)里(li),距(ju)廣西(xi)桂林風(feng)(feng)景(jing)(jing)名(ming)(ming)勝(sheng)(sheng)區320公(gong)里(li),距(ju)舞陽(yang)河風(feng)(feng)景(jing)(jing)名(ming)(ming)勝(sheng)(sheng)區242公(gong)里(li),是(shi)貴州(zhou)(zhou)省東線旅游的窗口和(he)主(zhu)要景(jing)(jing)區。景(jing)(jing)區總面積約為153平(ping)方(fang)公(gong)里(li),含“四(si)區兩點一群”,即(ji)肇(zhao)興—地(di)坪、壩寨—九潮、巖(yan)洞—口江、八(ba)舟河—天生(sheng)橋四(si)個景(jing)(jing)區、尚重、洪州(zhou)(zhou)兩個獨立景(jing)(jing)點和(he)德鳳翹街古(gu)建筑景(jing)(jing)群。景(jing)(jing)區內侗(dong)族(zu)(zu)(zu)建筑群古(gu)樸(pu)完整、侗(dong)族(zu)(zu)(zu)文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)化(hua)悠久迷人(ren)、民(min)俗(su)民(min)風(feng)(feng)淳樸(pu)濃郁、巖(yan)溶(rong)天橋舉世無(wu)雙、紅色旅游文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)化(hua)經典、風(feng)(feng)光(guang)絢麗多姿、氣候(hou)舒適宜人(ren),自然風(feng)(feng)光(guang)和(he)少數民(min)族(zu)(zu)(zu)文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)化(hua)有(you)機融(rong)合(he),鼓樓、花橋和(he)侗(dong)族(zu)(zu)(zu)民(min)居等人(ren)文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)景(jing)(jing)觀(guan)美不勝(sheng)(sheng)收,侗(dong)族(zu)(zu)(zu)大歌、侗(dong)族(zu)(zu)(zu)琵琶(pa)歌和(he)侗(dong)戲(xi)列為國家非物質文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)化(hua)遺(yi)產(chan)名(ming)(ming)錄,是(shi)進(jin)行觀(guan)光(guang)游覽(lan)和(he)文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)化(hua)教育活動的勝(sheng)(sheng)地(di)。