Modern Transformation of Environmental Sanitation in Yao Nationality Villages: The Red Yao of Longsheng County

Abstract

This article applies field survey data from Red Yao villages of Longsheng multinationalities autonomous county in the mountainous region of northern Guangxi to examine the current condition of rural village environmental sanitation, with water use in daily life, garbage disposal, and housing as indexes. It shows that the modern transformation of environmental sanitation in Red Yao villages has been driven by factors including the adoption of external sanitation techniques, external interventions, and institutional improvements. Based on their successful experience, it offers some advice for environmental sanitation construction strategies in rural villages in all nationality (minority) regions.