Guizhou is so beautiful, let’s go and see it

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Go on a trip with a good mood

All good travel lies in having a group of like-minded friends with the same interests and hobbies traveling together. , let’s take a quick trip.

Don’t be fettered by trivial matters, and don’t be confused by worries. Make an appointment with a group of friends, and go out happily. The most beautiful thing is to go to a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters, a place that is most worth visiting, appreciate different scenery with appreciative eyes and a happy mood, and feel the joy of traveling.

There is a beautiful place, known as the "Park Province" by the world, with magical and beautiful natural scenery, various landscapes, colorful waterfalls and caves. It is also a A province where many ethnic groups live together and has rich and colorful folk culture, ethnic customs and distinctive tourism resources. It is currently the first choice for domestic "natural scenery" tourism. It is the beautiful and colorful Guizhou.

Since Guizhou is so beautiful, let’s go and see it. It only took a few days from idea to action. We walked together and set off towards the beautiful Guizhou...

There were six of us and we started from Guizhou at 10:40 am on May 17th. Departing from Chengdu, it was already 2 o'clock in the afternoon when we arrived in Guiyang. After finishing the related matters of joining the group at the hotel and arranging the tour itinerary, we came to the Jiaxiu Tower scenic spot in downtown Guiyang, which was also the first step in the entire trip. One stop. The second stop is to visit several scenic spots in Libo County on the 18th: Wolong Pond, Cuigu Waterfall, Laya Waterfall, and Xiaoqikong Bridge. Then go to Kaili City and stay overnight in Xijiang Qianhu Miao Village. The third stop was to Xiasi Ancient Town on the 19th. The fourth stop is Huangguoshu Waterfall on the 20th, including Doupopo Waterfall and Tianxing Bridge. The fifth stop was to Qingyan Ancient Town in the southern suburbs of Guiyang City on the 21st. I took the high-speed train back to Chengdu that evening. The entire trip was scheduled to take five days.

The scenic spots in Guizhou are not very concentrated, but rather scattered, and the distances between scenic spots are relatively long. Fortunately, the itinerary arranged by the local tour group was very appropriate, and we did not take any wrong steps. The whole trip was relatively easy.

Jiaxiu Tower is a famous historical building in the southwest region, a humanistic geographical indication of Guiyang, and the first stop of our trip to Guizhou. It is an attraction not to be missed.

Guizhou is a province inhabited by ethnic minorities, with garden-like landscapes and strong ethnic characteristics. We walked through the mountains, rivers and canyons, feeling the tranquility of the woods and the fresh smell of nature, and experiencing the aura of the gurgling water. We cruised around the Miao Village ancient town, admiring the unique folk culture and customs.

The water in Wolongtan is blue and as clear as a mirror. The trees and green bamboos are reflected in the lake. They are colorful, like a fairyland, like a dream. It is so beautiful that people have to stop to admire and take pictures.

We stopped, took a break among the green mountains, and breathed in the fresh air.

We walked among the mountains and rivers, and waterfalls flew down from high places. The water lapped at the rocks, and the splashing water droplets scattered everywhere like white pearls.

This is Xijiang Qianhu Miao Village located in Kaili City. We arrived here in the evening of the 18th and stayed in a stilted building in the Miao Village that night. Although the equipment conditions here are relatively simple, the cleanliness is okay.

Our dinner was the most famous and distinctive long table banquet in Miao Village. The main dish was sour soup. Although the fish was not big and we were not very used to this taste, the ethnic atmosphere was particularly strong.

Long-table banquets have been circulating among the Miao people for thousands of years, and are mainly used for weddings, full-moon wine, and important village festival banquets. Now with the rise of tourism, this unique custom of the Miao people is used to welcome tourists. So what we eat is a feeling and a mood. After dinner, we then enjoyed the night view of the Miao Village.

According to the custom of the Miao people, each person at the long table banquet is given a red egg, which must be touched on the forehead before eating, which symbolizes good luck.

The Miao people are warm and hospitable. When tourists are tasting their delicacies, the Miao boys will play the Lusheng, and the girls will hold wine pots and bowls and sing Miao unique toast songs to toast the guests. The alcohol content of the wine is not high and it is a special rice wine made by the local Miao family. This style of drinking is called "High Mountain Flowing Water".

The Miao Village was brightly lit at night. We took a car to the observation deck high above the Miao Village. Looking around, in the vast night sky, the lights of thousands of Miao villages flicker like stars. The floors on stilts are stacked one on top of another and are scattered all over the opposite hillside, creating a spectacular view.

When night falls, thousands of lights in the Miao village are all bright and dazzling. The entire Miao Village is presented in a more charming night scene, and many tourists also put on gorgeous Miao costumes to take photos.

At this moment, we are infected by the strong Miao customs, and we can't help but put on Miao costumes and experience the charm of Miao costumes.

In the early morning, we stood on the Wind and Rain Bridge in the Miao Village, looking far into the distance and having a panoramic view of the beautiful Miao Village with thousands of households.

The Miao family’s stilted building.

The steep slope waterfall is a representative waterfall among the Huangguoshu Waterfalls.

We took photos in front of the steep waterfall.

At this moment we left the steep slope waterfall and came to the foot of the world-famous Huangguoshu Waterfall. There used to be a painting of Huangguoshu Waterfall hanging in my living room. I never expected that I would finally come here and see it up close. It was a long time coming.

The bonsai garden in the Huangguoshu Scenic Area is another newly developed landscape. After admiring the Huangguoshu Waterfall, you can walk into the garden along the greenway. The various flowers and trees in the garden have different shapes, are various, elegant and beautiful. It is pleasing to the eye and beautiful, giving people a sense of elegance and style.

In Gaolaozhuang Scenic Area.

Located in Kaili City, Xiasi Ancient Town is adjacent to the Qingshui River. It is a place integrating green mountains and beautiful waters, ethnic customs and history and culture. It was once an important stop on the Ancient Tea Horse Road. We came here and walked around the ancient town. The unique buildings and pavilions are the most eye-catching and most ethnically distinctive buildings I have ever seen.

We walked through the small alleys of Xiasi Ancient Town, and the mottled walls told the vicissitudes of history.

Our motherland has a vast territory, beautiful mountains and rivers, and many scenic spots. This trip to Guizhou allowed us to appreciate the great rivers and mountains of the motherland, appreciate the unique folk culture and humanistic feelings, and appreciate many novel and beautiful scenery.

Colorful Guizhou is not only beautiful in mountains, waters and people. Guizhou brings us endless happiness and leaves us with deep memories. This is the charm of tourism.

Time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, six of us have been back from Guizhou for nearly a month. Guizhou's unique green mountains, beautiful waters and cultural landscape make people linger here. The simple and rich ethnic customs and rich and unique ethnic costumes are even more pleasing to the eye and unforgettable.

Therefore, I will treasure this happy trip forever.

Editor|Gongga "Li Guangyou"