| Day 6 Zhaoxing ( B,L ) |
| Today, you'd transferred from Ronjiang Country to Congjiang Country (76km, 2 hours driving). Drive to visit Basha village, a small Miao village with very little signs of modern influence, people here are in traditional costumes, wearing their hair long. Also visit Yintan village, a Dong village built on the top of the mountain with its beautiful landscape. |
| 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 ] Diaojiaolou: Diaojiaolou is the name for houses in minority ethnic inhabited areas, mostly be seen in Guizhou, Guangxi, Yunnan and Hunan Provinces. There are subsidiary buildings at the two sides of a house with staircases for up and down. People live on the upper floors, and on the ground level is kept for domestic animals. Each family owns a fire pit for sitting around together to keep warm in cold days. |
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| Day 7 Zhaoxing ( B,L ) |
| A 3-hour (90 KM) driving will take us to Zhaoxing, one of the largest Dong villages in the region, with more than 700 households and a population of 4000. Visit around the Village, the Dong's Drum Tower and Flower Bridges. |
| Zhaoxing Dong Village | Zhaoxing, one of the largest Dong villages in the region, with more than 700 households and a population of 4000. The Dong people in Zhaoxing are all surnamed Lu. According to an old man, the head of the Dong people in Zhaoxing divided the people into five groups in order to make administration easi…… | | Flower Bridges in Zhaoxing | There are five bridges in Zhaoxing. Actually, the bridge is more of a building across the river, as most bridges are covered with pavilions. The bridges have earned the name "flower bridges" because of the exquisite sculptures that cover them. On a raining day, to sit in the bridge pavilion and chat…… | | Drum Towers in Zhaoxing | The most famous buildings in Zhaoxing are the five drum towers. According to the tradition of the Dong people, each individual drum tower represents one group of local people. The five towers represent kindness, righteousness, politeness, intellect and creditworthiness. |
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| [ Optional ] Dong Drama Performance: The opera troupes in Zhaoxing is well known for their folk drama. Their literary is abundant with narrative poems, pipa songs and epics. Usually the performance is hosted in a traditional drum tower at night. |
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| Day 8 Zhaoxing, Sanjiang ( B,L ) |
| Today we will continue our journey south into Sanjiang Country, a town inhabited by the South Dong, one of the two subgroups of the Dong ethnic minority. Driving half an hour to Chengyang, a quaint little village with one of the largest Wind and Rain Bridge in the region. Here we will explore the villages on foot, visiting lively markets and hillside farms. |
| TangAn Village | The TangAn village is located about 6 km east of Zhaoxing, half way up Mount Longbao, about 840 meters above sea level. The village was first built in the Jiaqin years of Qing Dynasty (A.D 1795-1820). It is now home to over 170 households and more than 800 people. The Sino-Norway cooperative 'TangA…… | | Chengyang Dong Villages | Chengyang is 20 km north of Sanjiang, is becoming a popular tourist destination with backpackers. It is a region traditionally inhabited by the Dong people, bordering Guizhou to the northwest and Hunan to the northeast. | | Chengyang Wind & Rain Bridge | Chengyang Roof Covered Bridge: One of the most beautiful & well protected shelter bridges in China,constructed in 1911,finished in 1925. The bridge is 64.4 meters long, 3.4 meters wide, 10.6 meters high, with beautiful shelters construction on it. It is supported by five big stone piers and the whol…… |
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| [ Optional ] Silver ornaments of Dong Ethnic: Silver ornaments are another important aspect of a Dong woman's dress, especially among those in the south. Jewelry styles, though basically the same among the various Dong groups, do bear some distinctions such as the silver "weight" that hangs down the back of a woman's jacket. |
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| Day 9 Sanjiang, Guilin ( B,L ) |
| Today, we will leave Sanjiang in the morning for Longsheng Country, to visit a mountains is covered with terraced rice fields, called Longji Rice Terraced. The journey is 100 KM, 2.5 hours driving. |
| Longji Rice Terrace | Longji Rice Terraces, located in Longsheng County about 2 hours from Guilin, are built into the hillsides, nearby Pingan village. The terraces look like great chains or ribbons as they wind from the foot to the top of the hill... |
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| [ Optional ] Huangluo Yao Longhair Village: Huangluo Yao village is located at the foot of a mountain with a beautiful river zig-zagging around Longsheng rice terrace. It was known for the long hairs of Yao ethnic women. They use a long cloth to twist the hair into a knot, go down to the river to wash their hair in summer time. |
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| Day 10 Guilin ( B,L ) |
| Today you're transferred to Guilin City to take our city sightseeing tour. In the evening, recommend you to stroll around the Fir Lake and Banyan Lake in Downtown Guilin at night, the view is magnificent. |
| Elephant Trunk Hill | Situated on the west bank of the Li River, the Elephant Trunk Hill is shaped like a huge elephant with its trunk going into the water, so it is named as so. It’s worthwhile climbing up it to have a great panoramic view of Guilin and the natural scenery from the top. | | Reed Flute Cave | The cave wins its name from a kind of reed growing near the entrance to the cave makes fine flutes. It is an underground magic fairyland of stalagmites, stalactites, stone curtains, stone pillars, stone flowers all glistening in colorful lights which create breathtaking splendor really feasting your…… |
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| [ Optional ] Evening cruise on Li River and surrounding lakes: Guilin is gifted with water. Two Rivers and Four Lake Scenic Aare is a park-like scenic area which can’t be missed out. This area is filled with trees, plants, meandering path and small pavilions, which is one of the favorite places to stroll for visitors and residents. |
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