Abstract: The naming system of places in Dong minority areas is displayed in the precious local knowledge accumulated and inherited by the local people when they carried out daily activities in relation to their livelihood.By studying the  system,we will be able to probe into the way how the local Dong people adopted cultural adjustment to continue its incentive mechanism,organize agricultural activities and high utility of resources so as to continue their own livelihood and make some creation after gathering some long-term experience.

Key words: naming system；incentive mechanism；utility of resources；cultural adjustment, Dong minority