侗(dong)(dong)鄉黎(li)平(ping)位于中國貴(gui)州省東南邊緣,地(di)處(chu)黔(qian)、湘、桂三省(區)交界處(chu),全縣轄25個鄉鎮,面積4441平(ping)方公里,總人(ren)口49萬,少數民族(zu)(zu)占70.87%,其中侗(dong)(dong)族(zu)(zu)35萬人(ren),是國家對外開(kai)放縣,縣城德鳳(feng)鎮是省級歷史文化明城。中國侗(dong)(dong)族(zu)(zu)分布在(zai)湘、黔(qian)、桂毗(pi)連地(di)區和鄂西(xi)南一(yi)帶(dai),計有二百四(si)十多(duo)萬人(ren)口,在(zai)貴(gui)州聚居的侗(dong)(dong)族(zu)(zu)為全國最(zui)多(duo),而黎(li)平(ping)縣聚居的侗(dong)(dong)族(zu)(zu)人(ren)口為全省最(zui)多(duo)。
黎(li)平(ping)侗(dong)(dong)(dong)鄉國家級風(feng)景(jing)(jing)(jing)名(ming)勝(sheng)區(qu)(qu)(qu)位于貴(gui)州省黎(li)平(ping)縣(xian)境內,地處湘、黔、桂三(san)省(區(qu)(qu)(qu))交界,景(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)(qu)中心黎(li)平(ping)縣(xian)城距省城貴(gui)陽467公(gong)里(li)(li),黔東(dong)南州府凱里(li)(li)271公(gong)里(li)(li),距枝柳鐵路(lu)靖州站(zhan)81公(gong)里(li)(li),距廣西(xi)桂林風(feng)景(jing)(jing)(jing)名(ming)勝(sheng)區(qu)(qu)(qu)320公(gong)里(li)(li),距舞陽河風(feng)景(jing)(jing)(jing)名(ming)勝(sheng)區(qu)(qu)(qu)242公(gong)里(li)(li),是貴(gui)州省東(dong)線旅游(you)的窗(chuang)口和主要景(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)(qu)。景(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)(qu)總面積約為(wei)153平(ping)方公(gong)里(li)(li),含“四區(qu)(qu)(qu)兩點(dian)一群”,即(ji)肇興—地坪、壩(ba)寨—九潮、巖洞—口江(jiang)、八舟河—天生橋四個景(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)(qu)、尚重、洪州兩個獨立景(jing)(jing)(jing)點(dian)和德鳳(feng)翹街古建筑景(jing)(jing)(jing)群。景(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)(qu)(qu)內侗(dong)(dong)(dong)族(zu)(zu)(zu)(zu)建筑群古樸完整、侗(dong)(dong)(dong)族(zu)(zu)(zu)(zu)文化(hua)(hua)悠(you)久迷人、民(min)俗民(min)風(feng)淳樸濃郁、巖溶天橋舉世無雙(shuang)、紅色旅游(you)文化(hua)(hua)經典、風(feng)光(guang)絢麗多姿(zi)、氣候舒(shu)適宜人,自然風(feng)光(guang)和少數民(min)族(zu)(zu)(zu)(zu)文化(hua)(hua)有機融合,鼓樓、花橋和侗(dong)(dong)(dong)族(zu)(zu)(zu)(zu)民(min)居等人文景(jing)(jing)(jing)觀(guan)美不勝(sheng)收,侗(dong)(dong)(dong)族(zu)(zu)(zu)(zu)大(da)歌(ge)、侗(dong)(dong)(dong)族(zu)(zu)(zu)(zu)琵(pi)琶歌(ge)和侗(dong)(dong)(dong)戲列為(wei)國家非物質文化(hua)(hua)遺產名(ming)錄,是進(jin)行觀(guan)光(guang)游(you)覽和文化(hua)(hua)教育活動的勝(sheng)地。