| Day 6 Kaili ( B,L ) |
| Today's highlight is Xijiang Village, the biggest Miao Village in Kaili. Our trip is Rongjiang → Shui Ethnic Village → Paika village, know more about Lusheng - the Miao people's most important musical instrument → Leishan → Xijiang Miao village. Total journey is about 170 KM. 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 …… |
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| [ Optional ] Sunset Photo of Xijiang Village: At sunset, the mountain village looks brilliant. It is a good photo chance. The best position is the welcome pavilion at the entrance of village, where you have a bird eye view of the whole area. |
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| Day 7 Kaili ( B,L ) |
| The hight today is the Sisters' Meal Festival. We drive 2.5 hours to little town Shidong, a small Miao village situated on the banks of the Qingshui River. We will see local craftsmen making silverwares, the dancing, singing ceremony of Sisters' Meal Festival. Young Miao girls dress up in front of us to show their beauty! Only today! Later in the afternoon, we will head for Zhenyuan (1.5 hrs' drive), a tranquil ancient town hidden in east Guizhou, surrounded by mountains and rivers. Miao People are main inhabitants. Stay overnight in Zhenyuan. |
| Kaili | Kaili city is the capital of Miao and Dong Minority Autonomous Prefecture and the central market town in the southeastern Guizhou, most of travelers come here by road, you might either take a taxi for 2-hour ride from Guiyang airport, or fly to Guilin, drive 3-4 days through Zhaoxing to Kaili. | | Sisters' Meal Festival | The Sisters' Rice Festival (sister's meal festival) brings villagers from many remote mountain areas together in search of a mate. A kaleidoscope of colors, local customs and traditions, signature costumes and hairstyles provide a never-ending fashion show. |
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| [ Optional ] Shidong: Sidong is a small town 3 hours drive from Kaili. Part of the countryside road might by muddy and crowded in Sisters Meal Festival, hard to find a clean place to eat, you need to walk a long way to the place where the ceremony is taking place. Compare with all dificulties, the photos worth everything. |
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| Day 8 Kaili ( B,L ) |
| Visit Qinglong Cave (Black Dragon Cave), the largest ancient Architecture remnants of Guizhou, including multi-storied pavilions, temples, shrines, palaces. Confucianist, Taoist and Buddhist temples were put together here represents a combination of the three beliefs. Drive back to Kaili in the later afternoon. |
| Black Dragon Cave (Qinglong Cave) | Black Dragon Cave (Qinglong Cave) is the largest ancient architecture remnants of Guizhou, included single and multi-storied pavilions, temples, shrines, palaces etc. The complex were constructed according to the natural features of Zhonghe Mountain which is precipitous. The architectural sculptures…… |
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| [ Optional ] Zhenyuan Ancient Town: Zhenyuan is an ancient town in the northwestern part of Guizhou province, 3 hours driving from Kaili city. Zhenyuan is famous for its beautiful landscape, historic sites and dense minority ethnic customs. Miao people inhabit there for thousands of years... |
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| Day 9 Kaili, Guiyang ( B,L ) |
| Today we will visit Kaili Ethnic Minorities Museum and Shiqiao Miao village, it 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 to Guiyang airport for your evening flight to your 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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| [ Optional ] 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. |
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