广西省三江县的大山中有八个侗族村寨,叫程阳八寨。
每个寨子相隔不远,都以风雨桥连接,其中最有名的风雨桥叫永济桥,也是世界四大历史名桥之一。
永济桥始建于1920年,长77.76米,宽3.75米,高11.52米。
上面有5座桥亭和19个桥廊。
整座桥不用一根铁钉,全部由木头拼接,相当壮观。
那里依山傍水,风景秀丽,远离城市的喧嚣,显得安静又悠闲。
寨子外就是梯田,那里的村民现在依然以种植业为生。
随着旅游业开始发展,也有一些村民开了民宿,但是因为游客不多,只有节假日会热闹一些。
侗族村寨里的村民还过着比较原始的生活。
妇女们穿着传统的侗族服装,在田里干活,或在村里缝制衣服;
古老的风雨桥边坐着闲聊的老人;
甚至还有更夫绕着村子打更,提醒大家小心火烛。
这里不但保留了很多古老的习俗,也有很多特色美食。
比如当地侗族人每天都要喝的打油茶,由糯米、花生、芝麻等原料组成,这是他们的咖啡。
如果到了程阳八寨,一定不能错过百家宴。
百家宴是当地侗族人待客的最高礼仪,现在也成为了非物质文化遗产保护项目。
每当有特别尊贵的客人到寨子里来,每家每户都会准备酒菜,到鼓楼广场摆长桌,从第一桌吃到最后一桌,非常热闹。
如果你喜欢远离城市又有特别文化习俗的地方,这个原始而小众的侗族村寨会让你有惊喜。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 广西 | Guǎng xī | Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China. |
| 省 | shěng | province / provincial capital / a ministry (of the Japanese government) |
| 三江 | Sān jiāng | Sanjiang County in Guangxi, China. |
| 县 | xiàn | county |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 大 | dà | big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest |
| 山 | shān | mountain; hill / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on |
| 中 | zhōng | within; among; in |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 八 | bā | eight |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 侗族 | Dòng zú | Dong ethnic group |
| 村寨 | cūn zhài | (stockaded) village |
| 叫 | jiào | to be called |
| 程阳八寨 | Chéng yáng Bā zhài | a group of eight Dong ethnic villages in Sanjiang, Guangxi, China |
| 每 | měi | each / every |
| 寨子 | zhàizi | stockaded village; fortified village |
| 相隔 | xiāng gé | separated by (distance or time etc) |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 远 | yuǎn | far / distant / remote |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 以 | yǐ | by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at |
| 风雨桥 | fēng yǔ qiáo | A covered bridge, often found in ethnic minority villages in southern China, used to connect settlements and provide shelter from wind and rain. |
| 连接 | lián jiē | to link; to join; to connect |
| 其中 | qí zhōng | among / in / included among these |
| 最 | zuì | (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est |
| 有名 | yǒu míng | famous / well-known |
| 永济桥 | Yǒng jì Qiáo | Yongji Bridge; a famous historic covered bridge (wind-rain bridge). |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 世界 | shì jiè | world |
| 四 | sì | four / 4 |
| 历史 | lì shǐ | history |
| 名 | míng | famous |
| 桥 | qiáo | bridge |
| 之一 | zhī yī | one of (sth) / one out of a multitude / one (third, quarter, percent etc) |
| 始 | shǐ | to begin / to start |
| 建 | jiàn | to establish / to found / to set up / to build / to construct |
| 于 | yú | (of time or place) in; at; on / (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for / (indicating a source) from; out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 长 | cháng | (bound form) length |
| 米 | mǐ | uncooked rice / meter (unit of length) / (slang) Chinese yuan |
| 宽 | kuān | wide / broad / loose / relaxed / lenient |
| 高 | gāo | high / tall / above average / loud |
| 上面 | shàng miàn | on top of |
| 座 | zuò | classifier for large immovable objects |
| 亭 | tíng | pavilion / booth / kiosk |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 廊 | láng | corridor / veranda / porch |
| 整 | zhěng | (bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly / (bound form) in good order; tidy; neat |
| 用 | yòng | to use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 根 | gēn | classifier for long slender objects |
| 铁 | tiě | iron (metal) / arms / weapons |
| 钉 | dīng | nail |
| 全部 | quán bù | whole; all |
| 由 | yóu | from / because of; due to / by; via; through / (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ... |
| 木头 | mù tou | blockhead / log (of wood, timber etc) |
| 拼接 | pīn jiē | to put together / to join |
| 相当 | xiāng dāng | considerably / fairly / quite |
| 壮观 | zhuàng guān | spectacular |
| 那里 | nà lǐ | there; that place |
| 依山傍水 | yī shān bàng shuǐ | mountains on one side and water on the other |
| 风景 | fēng jǐng | scenery; landscape |
| 秀丽 | xiù lì | pretty; beautiful |
| 远离 | yuǎn lí | to be far from / to keep away from |
| 城市 | chéng shì | city; town |
| 喧嚣 | xuān xiāo | to clamor; to make noise |
| 显得 | xiǎn de | to seem / to look / to appear |
| 安静 | ān jìng | quiet / peaceful / calm |
| 又 | yòu | both... and... |
| 悠闲 | yōu xián | leisurely / carefree / relaxed |
| 外 | wài | outside / external |
| 就 | jiù | merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly |
| 梯田 | tī tián | stepped fields / terracing |
| 村民 | cūn mín | villager |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present; currently |
| 依然 | yī rán | still; as before |
| 种植 | zhòng zhí | to plant; to grow (a crop); to cultivate |
| 业 | yè | line of business / industry / occupation / job / employment / school studies / enterprise / property / (Buddhism) karma / deed |
| 为 | wéi | to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do |
| 生 | shēng | to live; to be alive / life / (bound form) life; lifetime / (bound form) means of livelihood |
| 随着 | suí zhe | along with / in the wake of / following |
| 旅游 | lǚ yóu | trip / journey / tourism / travel / tour |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ | to begin / to start |
| 发展 | fā zhǎn | to develop / to grow / to expand |
| 一些 | yī xiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 开 | kāi | to open (transitive or intransitive) |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 民宿 | mín sù | property rented via Airbnb or similar platform; guesthouse; bed-and-breakfast; homestay; pension |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 游客 | yóu kè | traveler; tourist |
| 多 | duō | many; much; more; a lot of |
| 只有 | zhǐ yǒu | (只有……才……) it is only if ... (that one can ...) / it is only (someone) who ... |
| 节假日 | jié jià rì | public holiday |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 热闹 | rè nao | bustling with noise and excitement / lively |
| 里 | lǐ | lining / interior / inside |
| 还 | hái | still, still in progress, yet |
| 过 | guò | to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along |
| 着 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state |
| 比较 | bǐ jiào | comparatively / relatively / quite |
| 原始 | yuán shǐ | first / primitive |
| 生活 | shēng huó | life / livelihood |
| 妇女 | fù nǚ | woman |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 穿 | chuān | to wear / to put on / to dress |
| 传统 | chuán tǒng | traditional / conventional |
| 服装 | fú zhuāng | dress / clothing / costume / clothes |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 田 | tián | field / farm |
| 干活 | gàn huó | to work; to be employed |
| 或 | huò | or |
| 村 | cūn | village |
| 缝制 | féng zhì | to sew / to make (clothes, bedding) |
| 衣服 | yī fu | clothes |
| 古老 | gǔ lǎo | ancient / old / age-old |
| 边 | bian | suffix of a noun of locality |
| 坐 | zuò | to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit |
| 闲 | xián | idle / unoccupied |
| 聊 | liáo | (coll.) to chat / (literary) to depend upon |
| 老 | lǎo | old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / of the past / outdated |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 甚至 | shèn zhì | even; so much so that |
| 更夫 | gēng fū | night watchman (in former times) |
| 绕 | rào | to wind / to coil (thread) / to rotate around / to spiral / to move around / to go round (an obstacle) / to by-pass / to make a detour / to confuse / to perplex |
| 村子 | cūn zi | village |
| 打更 | dǎ gēng | to sound the night watches (on clappers or gongs, in former times) |
| 提醒 | tí xǐng | to remind / to call attention to / to warn of |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone |
| 小心 | xiǎo xīn | to be careful / to take care |
| 火 | huǒ | fire / ammunition / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / Kangxi radical 86 |
| 烛 | zhú | candle |
| 这里 | zhè lǐ | here |
| 不但 | bù dàn | not only (... but also ...) |
| 保留 | bǎo liú | to keep / to retain / to have reservations (about sth) / to hold back (from saying sth) / to put aside for later |
| 很多 | hěn duō | many; a lot of |
| 习俗 | xí sú | custom / tradition / local tradition / convention |
| 特色 | tè sè | a characteristic; a distinctive feature or quality |
| 美 | měi | beautiful / very satisfactory; good |
| 食 | shí | food / animal feed |
| 比如 | bǐ rú | for example; for instance; such as |
| 当地 | dāng dì | local |
| 天 | tiān | day |
| 要 | yào | will; shall; about to / need to; should / if |
| 喝 | hē | to drink |
| 打油茶 | dǎ yóu chá | a local oil tea drink made from roasted tea mixed with rice, peanuts, sesame, and other ingredients; a traditional daily beverage of some ethnic groups |
| 糯米 | nuò mǐ | glutinous rice |
| 花生 | huā shēng | peanut |
| 芝麻 | zhī ma | sesame (seed) |
| 等 | děng | and so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration) |
| 原料 | yuán liào | raw material |
| 组成 | zǔ chéng | to form / to make up / to constitute |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 他们 | tā men | they; them |
| 咖啡 | kā fēi | (loanword) coffee |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if; in case; in the event that |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) |
| 一定 | yī dìng | surely; certainly; definitely |
| 不能 | bù néng | cannot / must not / should not |
| 错过 | cuò guò | to miss (train, opportunity etc) |
| 百家宴 | bǎi jiā yàn | a communal feast hosted by many families together; especially a local ethnic-style banquet |
| 待 | dài | to wait / to treat / to deal with / to need |
| 客 | kè | customer; visitor; guest |
| 最高 | zuì gāo | tallest / highest / supreme |
| 礼仪 | lǐ yí | etiquette / ceremony |
| 成为 | chéng wéi | to become; to turn into |
| 非 | fēi | non-; un-; in-; de- |
| 物质 | wù zhì | matter / substance / material |
| 文化 | wén huà | culture / civilization |
| 遗产 | yí chǎn | heritage / legacy / inheritance / bequest |
| 保护 | bǎo hù | protection |
| 项目 | xiàng mù | item; project; (sports) event |
| 当 | dāng | when / during / ought / should / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / just at |
| 特别 | tè bié | very; especially; particularly / in particular |
| 尊贵 | zūn guì | respected / respectable / honorable |
| 客人 | kè rén | visitor / guest / customer / client |
| 来 | lái | to come |
| 家 | jiā | classifier for families or businesses |
| 户 | hù | a household / door / family |
| 准备 | zhǔn bèi | to prepare / to intend / to be about to |
| 酒 | jiǔ | wine (esp. rice wine) / liquor / spirits / alcoholic beverage |
| 菜 | cài | dish (of food) |
| 鼓 | gǔ | drum |
| 楼 | lóu | house with more than 1 story / storied building / floor |
| 广场 | guǎng chǎng | public square; plaza |
| 摆 | bǎi | to arrange / to exhibit / to move to and fro |
| 桌 | zhuō | table / desk |
| 从 | cóng | from; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor |
| 第一 | dì yī | first |
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume / to eat at |
| 最后 | zuì hòu | final; last; ultimate |
| 非常 | fēi cháng | very; really |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of |
| 地方 | dì fang | place; location; area; space; territory / aspect; part |
| 而 | ér | and / as well as |
| 小众 | xiǎo zhòng | non-mainstream (activity, pursuit etc) / niche (market etc) |
| 让 | ràng | to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc) |
| 惊喜 | jīng xǐ | nice surprise |