Reference on the best ways to travel in Guizhou, introduction to the eight must-visit attractions, with classic route guides and road books

Guiyang is a plateau area with low latitude and high altitude. The pleasant climate is the pride of Guiyang. Therefore, it has won the reputation of "there is paradise above, Suzhou and Hangzhou below, and the climate is as pleasant as the number of people in Guiyang". After arriving in Guiyang, first go to Qianling Mountain Park for a stroll. If you are physically fit, you can climb the mountain to Hongfu Temple. In addition, Guiyang’s landmark Jiaxiu Tower is also worth a visit.

How to visit Qianling Mountain: Navigate to the south gate of the scenic spot, pass the ticket checking area and walk along the main road towards Qilin Cave, which is where Zhang Xueliang was previously imprisoned. Then go up to the macaque park. The monkeys are all wild. Don’t bring any hand luggage, as they will be snatched by the monkeys. Be careful with your backpack. Do not eat where there are monkeys. Buying food and drinks is no exception. It is absolutely 100% safe. It will definitely be robbed by monkeys! If you don’t believe me, try it. It’ll be okay if you get scratched or bitten. The park will be responsible for vaccinating you. After visiting the Macaque Park, you can go up the road to Hongfu Temple. After visiting Hongfu Temple, take the path down the mountain to the parking lot.

How to play in Jiaxiu Tower: After entering the hotel, first walk through the archway and see Hanbiting Pavilion. After passing Hanbiting Pavilion, Jiaxiu Tower is right in front of you. After playing the whole journey, half an hour is enough for the tour. After that, you can go to the Cuiwei Garden at the back to have a look. In order to facilitate tourists to view Jiaxiu Tower, the scenic spot has built a viewing platform by the river. Qingyun Road Food Street and Jiaxiu Tower are very close. You can eat on Qingyun Road first, and then walk all the way to Jiaxiu Tower to watch the night view to relieve your appetite.

Qingyun Road Food Street Recommendation: This is a night market snack street that everyone in Guiyang is familiar with. You can eat a lot of snacks for less than 100 yuan. The food made by the food stalls and stalls here is basically not the same. The entire Qingyun Road Night Market is about 500 meters long, with more than 300 large and small shops. At night, the place becomes lively.

Itinerary: Guiyang to Huangguoshu, 130 kilometers, about 1.5 hours; Huangguoshu to Anshun, 42 kilometers, about 40 minutes.

Huangguoshu Tourism Information: Huangguoshu Waterfall is the largest waterfall in China and Asia, and one of the most famous waterfalls in the world.

Huangguoshu Waterfall’s Shuilian Cave, Doupotang and other scenic spots were the filming locations for the 1986 TV series "Journey to the West". The scenic spot is divided into three scenic spots: Great Falls/Tianxing Bridge/Doupo Pond. When visiting Guizhou, Huangguoshu is a must-see. After all, it is famous here.

The order of visiting Huangguoshu: Generally, the order for group tourists is Doupotang - Tianxing Bridge - Waterfall. Self-driving or independent travel can avoid large groups and do the opposite.

From the visitor center, first take the scenic transportation bus to the Great Waterfall Station and get off, then walk through the bonsai garden to the entrance of the Great Falls. It is recommended to buy a round-trip escalator ticket. You can’t walk out until you have finished playing in the Great Falls. Return to the original route and pass by a group of shops to arrive at the tour bus waiting point. This is a good place to have a quick lunch at a nearby restaurant.

After lunch, take the scenic bus and get off at Tianxing Bridge. The essence of Tianxing Bridge is the Silver Chain Falling Pool Waterfall in the second half. The first half is just a walk to eat, the Gao Laozhuang part of the 86 version of Journey to the West This was taken at Tianxing Bridge. If you can’t walk past the Xingxia Waterfall, you can take a one-way cable car to the boarding point.

From the bus point, take the scenic transportation bus to Doupotang. There is no order in this tourist spot. Go in and visit the waterfall that the four masters and apprentices walked, then return to the original route and take the transportation bus back to the visitor center. This is suitable for general It's quite late, but we can get to Anshun to rest in about 40 minutes.

Core tourist attractions: The core of Huangguoshu Waterfall Scenic Area is the Great Falls. If time is limited, you can selectively visit in the order of Great Falls GT; Tianxing Bridge GT; Doupo Pond. In addition, on the way from Guiyang to Huangguoshu today, you will also pass by the Tianlong Tunbao, where you can learn about the military culture of the Ming Dynasty. Huangguoshu plans to only see the waterfall, so you can take a tour along the way.

Huangguoshu special reminder:

①Tickets are valid for two days, and the three attractions can only be entered once, which is convenient for tourists who split the three attractions into two days.

②The best travel season is around May. In summer, there are many people and the water is yellow, so the travel experience will not be very good.

③The escalator up and down the waterfall is 50 yuan, it is recommended to buy it.

④ When entering the Water Curtain Cave of the Great Falls, your clothes will easily get wet, so just bring a raincoat. You cannot hold an umbrella.

⑤The food in the restaurants in the scenic area is not delicious, so it is better to bring some dry food on your back to fill your stomach whenever you want.

⑥The 50 yuan for the transportation bus is a must-buy, the ticket is 150 yuan in the off-season and 160 yuan in the peak season; the cableway is 10 yuan and the escalator is 50 yuan and purchased on demand.

⑦ Huangguoshu Scenic Area is currently entered from the visitor center, near the entrance near Doupo Pond, and there are no normal entrances in other directions.

Lunch: It can be arranged in the scenic area. There is a restaurant at the scenic traffic stop of the Great Falls, but it is recommended to bring some snacks and dry food. It is best to eat at any time when you are hungry. The restaurants in the scenic area are expensive. It's not delicious, and I don't want to offend my stomach.

Dinner: There is a food street in Anshun called Haochi Street. Here you can enjoy the local specialties of Anshun. It is recommended to eat silk doll rolls and hot pot. Basically, you can eat well for 60-70 per person. .

Accommodation: I have to rush to Xiaoqikong the next day. It’s a long journey, so I book a hotel near Haochi Street. It’s also very convenient to get on and off the expressway. I recommend Puhua Hotel. It has convenient parking and is within walking distance to Haochi Street.

Itinerary: Anshun to Xiaoqikong, 330 kilometers, about 4 hours; Huangguoshu to Anshun, 40 kilometers, about 50 minutes.

Xiaoqikong tourist information: A world natural heritage and national 5A scenic spot, it is known as "Little Jiuzhaigou". The scenic spot integrates waterfalls, streams, water forests, wetlands, swamps and caves. There are the famous Seven-hole Ancient Bridge, 68-level Xiangshui River Falls, Laya Falls, Turtle Mountain Primitive Forest, Wild Boar Forest Funnel Forest, Tianzhong Cave, Wolong River Ecological Corridor and other attractions. But the location is remote after all, at the junction of Guizhou and Guangxi.

Libo Xiaoqikong tour order: Xiaoqikong is divided into two gates, the east and west. The content of the tour is the scenic spots along the road in the east and west gates. However, self-driving is not allowed. In terms of the play experience, in which direction? There is no difference in entering, but considering that you have to stay in Libo County at night, it is most suitable to enter from the west gate.

If you enter from the west gate, the first stop is Wolongtan. You can go rafting after walking the Wolongtan trail. It is not recommended to go rafting in rainy weather. The traffic buses in the Xiaoqikong Scenic Area stop at every stop. You can filter and play, or you can go to the end of the East Gate and play all the way back in reverse. Of course, you can also play one stop at a time to the East Gate and back.

Then we went boating in Yuanyang Lake. Rowing is physically demanding after all, so it is best to join a boat together. There are more people and we have more strength. After slowly rowing to the lake inside, we saw two big trees growing out of the lake. Here, you may have the opportunity to see mandarin ducks playing in the water, but be sure not to speak loudly, otherwise they will fly away!

Continue to Youtian Bell Cave, but the cave is too small and it is not recommended to play. Go directly to Cuigu Waterfall. The waterfall here is a waterfall flowing down from the mountainside. If you are lucky, you can see the clouds and mist. , taking photos of this waterfall is like a wonderland!

To get out of Cuigu Waterfall, take the bus in the direction of the Water Forest. After arriving at the station, put on the slippers you prepared in advance and play in the water. It is very pleasant to walk through the Water Forest!

Further back is the 68-level waterfall. The water is still the same clear green water. It falls one after another, just like falling from a fairyland in the sky. While walking on the trail, you can see the waterfalls. When you get to Raya Falls, you must take pictures here, but you have to take them quickly, otherwise the people standing at the waterfall taking poses will get wet.

Finally, we came to the Xiaoqikong Ancient Bridge. Built in the 15th year of Daoguang reign of the Qing Dynasty (1836), the ancient bridge has stood firm despite being hit by many floods. It is still intact so far, which shows the exquisiteness of its construction technology. To visit Xiaoqikong, take the bus back to the starting point of Ximen and get off, heading to Libo County. It takes about 4 hours to visit the entire scenic spot.

Core attractions: The core attractions of Xiaoqikong Scenic Area are Yuanyang Lake/Water Forest/Xiaoqikong Bridge. Other landscapes such as waterfalls and wetlands can be ignored if time is limited. If the scenic area bus comes down at every stop to play, one day will not be enough.

Special reminder from Xiaoqikong:

① You can wear wading shoes or bring a pair of slippers instead, which are useful for visiting the water forest.

② As long as the weather is sunny in Libo, the color of the water in Xiaoqikong will look good, but it will be very sunny, so take good sun protection measures.

③ When traveling in summer, be sure to use anti-mosquito spray or anti-itch spray and bring one into the scenic area

④ Prepare some high-calorie snacks. Although there are buses, there will be a lot of walking. , eat anytime you are hungry.

⑤ If you want to play all seven holes, you have to set aside a day here.

Lunch: The hotel at the entrance of Xiaoqikong Scenic Area is available. If you leave early and arrive at the scenic area before lunch time, you can also prepare dry food and water and go to a suitable place in the scenic area to eat snacks.

Dinner: There are many delicacies in Libo County, among which the famous two dishes of roasted pork and bayberry soup are famous. These can be eaten at the food street in Libo County. The food street costs 100 per person. You can eat well for around 1 yuan, it is mostly filled with tourists, and it is very lively at night.

Accommodation: The accommodation in Libo County is basically around the food street. I recommend Zhangjiang Tribe Hotel. Every time Lao Pao goes to Xiaoqikong and stays in Libo, he always stays at this hotel. Parking is convenient and the price is right.

Itinerary: Libo to Maolan, 26 kilometers, about 1 hour; Maolan to Sandu County, 92 kilometers, about 90 minutes.

Maolan Tourism Information: Maolan Nature Reserve is a national nature reserve and the most important part of the southern karst natural heritage. It is a fairly large scenic spot with an area of ??more than 200 square kilometers, with scenic spots, There are many tourist routes, and basically all the natural landscapes and ethnic experiences in Libo can be found in Maolan.

The order of visiting Maolan: Maolan Scenic Area is a bit large, and the scenic spots are relatively scattered. It is very suitable for self-driving tours. The scenic area is roughly divided into 4 parts. Many small attractions need to be visited on foot. The specific tour is suitable You need to do the subtraction yourself.

If you enter from the direction of Libo, enter through the Yaogu Checkpoint. You can visit Yaogu Buyi Village first. You will not pass through here at the end. All the villagers in the village have moved out. Only Only during the day did some villagers come back to do some small business.

The first stop after entering the scenic spot is to go directly to Shishang Forest. After parking the car, you can walk for about 40 minutes to the observation deck on the top of the mountain. You can see the scenery of the peak forest in the distance. You can also take a walk after going down the mountain. Visit the Ishigami Forest Botanical Garden.

Continue to drive through the Karst Fengcong Gallery and arrive at the Banzhai parking area, where you can visit the former site of the meeting of the Seventh Red Army.

Then go to the Sancha River parking area and visit Crab Groove, also known as "Lin in the Water", which means there is forest in the water and there is water in the forest. When the water is small, tourists can play in the water. Play; there is abundant water in the rainy season, Latan Waterfall is magnificent and the scenery is pleasant.

After this area, you can head towards Qinglong Stream and Funnel Forest. The scenic spots in this area are relatively concentrated, and it is difficult to visit them all in one day. Try to only do one of the cave crossing and forest crossing. good.

Finally, leave the scenic area from the Farming and Leisure Area through the Xieqi'ao Checkpoint, and then take the highway to Sandu County to stay.

Core tourist attractions: Although it is tiring to climb up to the viewing platform of Shishang Forest, the scenery at the top of the mountain is still good. It is a must-visit tourist spot. Qinglong Stream and Crab Valley do not require climbing. Just walk along the river, and if you combine the three points, you can almost complete Maolan.

Special reminder from Maolan:

① Download the offline map of Libo County in advance as much as possible. The signal in Maolan Scenic Area is average.

② Tickets for Maolan Scenic Area are also purchased in advance, and you can enter directly by swiping your ID card.

③ Geological disasters are prone to occur in rainy season areas, so do not try it in static areas of scenic spots.

④There is a Plum Blossom Festival in February every year, which is very lively at this time.

⑤The scenic spot is relatively primitive, and the tourist facilities are much different from Xiaoqikong. Make preparations for food and drink in advance.

Lunch: Farmhouses providing catering services in Maolan are located in Bizuo, Banzhai and Meiyuan. Local chicken, river fish, wild vegetables, sour meat, and sour plum wine are all must-try items, especially the wild vegetables, which are rarely found elsewhere.

Dinner: Sandu is not a tourist city. The only name it has is that it is the only Shui Autonomous County in the country. The fish stuffed with leeks here is very special. Most of the larger restaurants have this dish. "Fish-wrapped Chives" tastes sour and spicy, which is consistent with the local people's sour taste. Foreign tourists need to get used to it.

Accommodation: The hotels in Sandu County are also very cost-effective. I recommend the Ruijiang International Hotel where Lao Pao stayed. The price is affordable and the rooms are large and clean.

Itinerary: Sandu to Basha Miao Village, 190 kilometers, about 2 hours and 40 minutes; Basha to Gaohua, 44 kilometers, about 80 minutes.

Basha Miao Village tourism information: Basha Miao Village is a pure Miao village, also known as the "last gunman tribe". Due to its remote location, it still retains the ancient and primitive way of life. The villagers dress in primitive ways with strange styles, which are called: Qin Shifa style and Han fashion. When you go to Bazaar, you must catch the folk performance of firing guns to welcome guests. Gaohua Village, where we stayed for the night, is a Yao ethnic village. We all go here to take a Yao ethnic medicinal bath.

Bazaar play order: Bazaar Miao Village itself is not big, and the play method is basically linear. You can get out as you enter.

Core attractions: Basha Miao Village’s three gun shootings per day to welcome guests have been fixed. If you can’t catch the first one, you have to rush to 11 o’clock, so it will be easier to come all the way.

Special reminder from Bazaar:

① When you park your car and someone tells you that they will let you in for free, don’t believe it. You can buy a ticket normally and enter with peace of mind.

② If a local kid asks you for money near the grandmother stone, ignore it.

③ You can only drive in if you live in the scenic area, otherwise you can only transfer to the scenic area's transportation vehicle.

④The custom of worshiping ancient trees can be well understood, it is very philosophical.

Lunch: You can eat in Congjiang County. Although there are restaurants in Miao Village, the price-performance ratio is average. It is easy to visit Bazaar and go down the mountain to eat. It is not particularly interesting. If you are afraid of being hungry, bring some snacks to satisfy your hunger.

Dinner: The place where I live is a small village. I basically stay in any inn and eat in the inn.

Accommodation: The accommodation environment here is similar, and the price is more than 100 yuan. A medicated bath usually costs about 60 yuan per person. The Yao medicated bath is a unique bathing method and ancient health care method of the Yao people living in Congjiang County, Guizhou Province. It is known as "one of the three major bathing cultures in the world". A variety of botanical medicine formulas are boiled into potions. The potions are put into fir barrels. People sit in the barrels and soak in fumigation baths, allowing the potions to penetrate deep into the internal organs. In 2008, Yao ethnic medicinal baths were listed on the national intangible cultural heritage protection list.

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