Dong village by the river in Guizhou 1993

A small Dong village by the river with a drum tower in Guizhou near Congjiang in 1993.

Detail on Dong drum tower in village near Congjiang, Guizhou 1993

This photo shows a detail on a Dong drum tower in a village near Congjiang in Guizhou Province in southern China. The photo was taken in Autumn 1993. We could certainly learn a lot from the Dong people's non-materialistic style of living, at least at that time. I wonder if they've all got computers, cars and mobile phones now or do they still live the same way they did before.

Dong drumtower in village near Congjiang, Guizhou, China 1993

Here is a beautiful Dong minority drum tower in a village near Congjiang in Guizhou Province, China. The drumtowers are used for village meetings and activities like a kind of civic centre which says a lot about the Dong people. We met some children in one and they played with my camera. One of the boys was also playing with a stick and hoop toy which he was having great fun with. We could learn a lot from these people!

Dong wood carving on drum tower near Sanjiang, 1993

Look at this fantastic carving on a drum tower in a Dong minority village near Sanjiang where the Dong people live. The drum towers were where the people met for village meetings.

Dong Child in Sanjiang

Here you can see a picture of a Dong child taken in Sanjiang in Guangxi Province. We travelled by boat from Fulu up the river to get there. Then we visited the surrounding area where we found beautiful unspoilt Dong minority villages with their drum towers and wind and rain bridges.