2.3.2 Zhonghe ZH Hezhai hamlet, Zhonghe village
Zhonghe is situated 27 km south of Sandu county seat and 0.5 km north of the Zhonghe township government. Zhonghe administrative village covers an area from 107°53E to 107°69E and 25°45N to
25°50N. The village committee buildings are at an elevation of 720m. The east borders Ladan village 拉
旦村 , the south Guyin village
姑引村 , the west Xiyang
西洋村 village and the north Pangzhai village
庞寨村 . Zhonghe administrative village has a population of 1,554 people constituting 213 households,
of which Sui minority account for 98.4. The only people who are not ethnically Sui are government officials who belong to other minority groups. The village is surrounded by mountains with a long,
narrow plain in the middle. Most of the cultivated land is in this plain. The village mainly produces rice, wheat, maize, soybeans and chilli peppers. Zhonghe village is at the centre of Zhonghe township and has
a market which is held on the fourth
卯 and the tenth
酉 days according to the traditional calendar.
The trunk road from Sandu to Libo county travels through Zhonghe village. Zhonghe comprises four hamlets: Dazhai
大寨 , Zhongzhai
中寨 , Hezhai
和寨 and Zaodai
早歹 .
2.3.3 Tangzhou TZ Meiyu village, Tangzhou district
Meiyu village is the location of the Tangzhou district People’s Government in Sandu Sui Autonomous County. It is situated 32 km from the county seat at an elevation of 865m, with a warm and humid
climate. The administrative village covers a total area of 2.1 km
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, overseeing four village groups and one residential group. The village office is in the lower village group of Meiyu. The total population of the
village is 735 people constituting 162 households. 97.9 of the village population are Sui minority. There are 380 mu of cultivated land, an average of 0.28 mu per person. Forested mountain slopes
account for most natural resources. There are about 1.1 mu of woodland per person and a total of 1,579 mu of wild grassland. Approximately 682 mu of uncultivated land has potential for cultivation. High
quality resources that could be developed commercially include woodland, grassy slopes and ponds.
2.3.4 Antang AT Antang village, Tangzhou district
Antang village is situated 6 km north-west of Tangzhou district government. The road from Tangzhou district to Hejiang township
合江镇 runs through the village. The village has a total area of 2.5 km
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with an average elevation of 730m. Antang administrative village oversees 17 village groups, comprising 471
households with a total of 2,200 people 2,189 agricultural and eleven non-agricultural.
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Of these, 2,005 are Sui minority. In the village there are 1,112 people of employable age, 122 children in senior
high school, 266 in junior high school, and 854 in elementary school. There is a total of 2,021 mu of agricultural land, about 0.95 mu per person, of which 0.43 mu comprises fields or paddies. The main
natural resource is forested mountain slopes, with an average of 1.84 mu of woodland per person. There are also 3,015 mu of wild grassland, of which 2,604 mu is cultivatable. In recent years, the village has
undergone a significant amount of development. The local elementary school, which covers grades one to six, has 1,260m
2
of buildings and 413 students. There is one public WC and one area for village activities which is 108m
2
. High quality resources that could be developed commercially include woodland, grassy slopes and caves.
2.3.5 Tingpai TP Xinyang village, Tingpai township
Xinyang village is one of the administrative villages of Tingpai township in Sandu Sui Autonomous County. It oversees 15 village groups, comprising 632 households and a total population of 3,337
agricultural population: 3,006; non-agricultural population: 331; 98.9 of the population are Sui minority. The village offices are situated at Xinyang Elementary School. The village has a total area of
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In China, people are classified as “agricultural” or “non-agricultural” on their residence cards.
6.09 km
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, with 2,439 mu of cultivated land, comprising 2,054 mu of rice paddies and 385 mu of dry fields. The main industry is agriculture. Products include rice, wrinkled-skin peppers and Tingpai pickled
vegetables. There is one elementary school covering grades one to six. School attendance is 100. Xinyang village is orderly and well-kept with sturdy buildings. The rich woodlands and green slopes
provide a potential base for the villagers to improve their livelihoods.
2.3.6 Dujiang DJ Zenlei village, Dujiang township
Zenlei administrative village in Dujiang township, Sandu county, comprises four natural villages: upper, mid, lower and Paizhang
排 长
, and covers an area of 0.52 km
2
. According to local oral histories, the Sui ancestors migrated to Zenlei during the reign of Kangxi in the Qing dynasty.
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There are now 221 households in Zenlei with a total population of 1,017. 65 of the population are Sui minority. 35 are
Miao minority. The Sui, Miao and Chinese languages are all used in everyday life. The Sui people of Zenlei can speak Miao, and the Miao people can speak Sui. Although both ethnic groups live in the same
area and environment, each group has preserved its own culture and customs. The old buildings making up Zenlei are situated halfway up the mountain slopes, opposite the impressive buildings of Dujiang Old
Town on the facing mountain. Below Zenlei are terraced rice paddies. Around it are ancient trees and bamboo woods. Mountains, woodland, rice terraces and the green tiles of the traditional minority houses
set off against each other, merging into a glorious whole. There are over 200 houses, most of which are traditional wooden-framed structures. Fourteen houses are over 100 years old. In total there are 186
traditional-style houses and 110 granaries.
For centuries, the Sui and Miao have lived together harmoniously in Zenlei village, providing a model of ethnic unity and harmony between people and nature. The antique buildings are a microcosm
of Sui culture and constitute an important heritage for researching traditional Sui culture and architecture. In June 2002, Zenlei village was the first to be officially designated as a “Representative
Minority Culture Village” by the Guizhou Provincial People’s Government.
2.3.7 Banliang BL Banliang village, Tangzhou district
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