| Day 6 Kaili ( B,L,D ) |
| Zhaoxing-Congjiang-Basha-Xindi-Zengcong-Rongjiang:
Drive to Congjiang County. Visit the special Basha Miao Ethnic groups village. Then keep driving via Xindi Town to Zengcong Town to visit the oldest & biggest Zengcong Drum Tower. Stay overnight at Rongjiang County. |
| Zengcong Drum Tower | Zengcong Drum Tower is the oldest and the most beautiful drum tower in China. It is 25 meters high with 13 stories. It was built in 1672. You can walk to the top for the beautiful views. | | Basha Miao Ethnic Village | Basha (Biasha) Miao Ethnic village is a very special and old Miao Ethnic village. The villagers remain their unique tradition since Qing Dynasty( about 2200 years ago). All the men comb their hair with a very special hair, caring a knife on the waist and a traditional fowling piece, dressing like an…… |
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| [ Optional ] Xijiang One Thousand Family Miao village: Xijiang is thought to be the largest Miao village. It's a superbly picturesque place, set in a natural basin and bordered by paddy fields drenched in green, with wooden houses rising up the hillside. The village is a site in itself and there are also plenty of pleasant walks you can take around the hillside. |
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| Day 7 Kaili ( B,L,D ) |
| Rongjiang-Paika-Leishan-Xijiang: Drive 2 hours (130 km) to Leishan in the morning, visit Shui Ethnic Village and Paikai Village; After lunch, Drive 90 minutes (50 km) to Xijiang Miao Ethnic Village. Stay overnight in Xijiang Village. |
| Xijiang One Thousand Family Miao village | Xijiang is thought to be the largest Miao village. It's a superbly picturesque place, set in a natural basin and bordered by paddy fields drenched in green, with wooden houses rising up the hillside. The village is a site in itself and there are also plenty of pleasant walks you can take around the …… | | Paika village | The PaiKa village is known for its manufacture of Lushengs, the characteristic musical instrument of the Miao. Visit the home of a Lusheng maker and know more about Lusheng-the Miao people's most important musical instrument. |
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| Day 8 Kaili ( B,L,D ) |
| Xijiang-Langde-Nanhua-Kaili: Drive 2 hours (80 km) in the morning, visit ShangLangDe Miao Village in the morning, after a simple lunch at the village, drive 40 minutes (25 km) to Kaili in the afternoon, visit Kaili Ethnic Minorities Musem (not open in Sunday). |
| Kaili Ethnic Minorities Musem | one of the "100 Distinctive Museums of China", is entitled "the Origin of Chinese Folk Arts". The Kaili museum has a collection of over ten thousand items of different ethnic groups. | | Shanglangde Miao village | Shanglangde Miao village is 37 km from Kaili, a typical Miao village with well protected traditional Miao style houses, bridges in a beautiful surrounding river valley, the village is named " Village of Miao Ethnic Arts". |
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| Day 9 Kaili, Guiyang ( B ) |
| Shiqiao Miao Village → Guiyang Airport, Shiqiao has a history of paper making whose ancient traditional methods of production are still followed today (30 KM from Kaili to Shiqiao). Later we will transfer you to Guiyang airport for your evening flight to next destination. |
| Ancient Hand-made Paper in Shiqiao Village | The tradition of hand-made paper is still kept in Shiqiao. Shiqiao Village of Danzhai County is one of the villages where villagers continue to earn their living by producing and selling hand-made papers and products. |
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