靖州苗族侗族自治縣

Jingzhou Miao and Dong autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[Huai2 hua4], Hunan

surname Jing

quiet / peaceful / to make tranquil / to pacify

Jingzhou Miao and Dong autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[Huai2 hua4], Hunan

prefecture / (old) province / (old) administrative division / state (e.g. of US) / oblast (Russia) / canton (Switzerland)

Hmong or Miao ethnic group of southwest China / surname Miao

sprout

Hmong or Miao ethnic group of southwest China

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

Dong ethnic group (aka Kam people)

ignorant

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

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