Location: situated between north latitude 254 - 260 and east longitude 10814' - 10945', in the north area of the Guangxi Zhuang Automomous Region; at the middle beaches of the Xunjiang River; in the joint area of the three provinces: Hunan, Guizhou province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
Neighboring Areas: Yunnan, Guizhou, Hunan and Guangdong provinces
Physical Features: surrounded by mountains with average elevation of 80 meters-100 meters
Nationalities: Dong, Han, Zhuang, Miao, Yao, Manchu, Hui, Maonan, Gelao and Yi
Climatic Features: subtropical humid monsoon climate; with enough sunshine of more than 1600 hours annually; mild; with long frost-free period of more than 300 days.
Average Temperature: annual average temperature of 17-19C
Rainfall: plenty of rain, concentrated in summers; annual precipitation of 1493 mm
Rivers: the Rongjiang River, Xunjiang River
Local Highlights: the building of the Dong nationality, March the third Festival, Fireworks and Firecrackers Festival
Best times to visit
May ~Oct.
Highlights
Dong buildings of houses, towers and bridges / multiplex Dong festivals / Ruralities
Tips & Reminders
Except national highway #209 & #321, the other roads within Sanjiang are in terrible situations, worse in rainy and snowy weather
Language can be problematic, as many locals can't speak Mandarin, let alone English; people are, however, very friendly.
Lodging
If you don't jump straight on a bus to Chengyang and need to stay in Sanjiang, there are tons of cheap accommodation just across from the south bus station
Baihuo Zhaodaisuo-singles Y25~30; doubles/triples/quads Y30-75);
Travellers' Guesthouse -Tel 0772-8615584; Y30-75),500m out along the Longsheng road.
Chengyang Qiao Binguan -Tel 0772-8613071; Y75-100- 100m from the bus station, whose restaurant is the best in town;
Dining
Try noodle and hotpot stalls around the bridge, or track down slightly more upmarket places surrounding the back street market square down past the Chengyang Qiao Binguan.
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