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The Dong (Chinese: 侗族; pinyin: Dòngzú; own name in Kam script: Gaeml [kɐ́m]) a Kam–Sui people of southern China are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People’s Republic of China. They are famed for their native-bred Kam Sweet Rice (Chinese: 香禾糯) carpentry skills and unique architecture in particular a form of covered bridge known as the wind and rain bridge (Chinese: 风雨桥). The Dong people live mostly in eastern Guizhou western Hunan and northern Guangxi in China.