芷江侗族自治縣

Zhijiang Dong Autonomous County in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[Huai2 hua4], Hunan

angelica (type of iris) / plant root used in TCM

Zhijiang Dong autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[Huai2 hua4], Hunan

surname Jiang

river / CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]

Dong ethnic group (aka Kam people)

ignorant

Kam people, who live mostly in southern China and in the north of Laos and Vietnam

race / nationality / ethnicity / clan / by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)

self / oneself / from / since / naturally / surely

autonomy

to rule / to govern / to manage / to control / to harness (a river) / to treat (a disease) / to wipe out (a pest) / to punish / to research

autonomous county

county