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Guiyang, Anshun, Kaili, Zhenyuan, Leishan, Kaili, Guiyang
Tour code: SWCT005
Duration: 7 days
Route: Guiyang, Anshun, Kaili, Zhenyuan, Leishan, Kaili, Guiyang
Attractions: Huangguoshu Waterfall, Tianxingqiao, Black Dragon Temple, Zhenyuan Ancient Town, boating in Wuyang River, Chongan Ge Village, Jidao Miao Village, Qingman Miao Village, Shiqiao Village
Itinerary:
Day 1
Arrival / Guiyang
Transfer via: by plane - booked by yourself
Arrive in Guiyang. Meet your local guide at the airport & transferred to your hotel. Free at leisure for the rest of the day. Stroll around Jiaxiu Pavilion, which is the landmark building of Guiyang with a history of more than 400 years.
Guiyang, the capital city of Guizhou Province, is located at the east part of Yunnan- Guizhou Plateau in the southwest of China. The city features low latitude, high elevation and diverse landforms. In the subtropical zone, Guiyang enjoys a warm and moist climate, which endowed the city with abundant biological resources. After a good rest in a comfortable hotel TCT recommended, you are ready for the incoming exciting tour with full energy.
Day 2
Guiyang / Anshun
You will be transferred to Anshun, the central town of western Guizhou Province which is famous for the grand waterfall-Huangguoshu. Tianxingqiao Scenic Resort is close to the Huangguoshu Waterfall, in the afternoon, you will explore a batik museum.
The Huangguoshu Waterfall is situated in Zhenning County,150km away from Guiyang. Located in a Karst area 600-1500meters above sea level, with a rainfall of 1300mm.The Grand Fall is the largest cataract in Asia, about 74meters high and 81 meters wide. Hidden behind the waterfall is a 134-meter long Water-Curtain Cave with fantastic stalactites. The cave consists of five halls, six windows and three springs .In the cave tunnel, in the dry season, you can see the plunging water like numberless strings of pearls flying down over your head. You can’t help feeling fascinated by its beauty, overwhelmed by its mystery, and thrilled by its momentum.
Tianxingqiao Scenic Resort is six kilometers away from Huangguoshu Waterfall. The most distinguished character of the scenic resort is the stone forest on the water. Karst rocks and caves compose a picturesque view for the visitors.
Day 3
Anshun / Guiyang / Kaili
On the way back to Kaili, you will visit an old Han Village--Tianlong. Dinner at a local famous Miao’s restaurant to taste a hotpot—Sour soup with catfish.
In the 14th century, the Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang (1328-1398) unified the country and established the Ming Dynasty. In order to get a long-term control of Yunnan and Guizhou, he ordered to build roads here and established many security posts along the road. However,since it is necessary to send many soldiers for guarding these security pasts, the governent needs to solve the problem of eating. Therefore ,more than 300,000 soldiers are sent to be stationed in Guizhou and they are asked to not only guard this area but also farm on this area to farm single-mindedly in Guizhou, the officials even permitted them to bring their families together with them. It was later proved to be a good way to make the soldiers settle down, and these soldiers were the ancestors of today`s Tunbao people. People here still keep the traditional lifestyles as their ancestors did 600 years ago. Visitors can have chances to taste local tea and watch the ground opera.
The Miao people are extremely fond of the taste of sour and spice. As the saying goes, Miao people cannot make their lives without the sour and spicy food. Among several dishes created by Miao people, the catfish in Sour Soup is the most famous one. It is served as a hotpot accompanied by a small plate with kinds of delicious sauce including soy sauce, pepper, ginger, red pepper oil, sesame seed oil.
Day 4
Kaili / Zhenyuan
It will take three hours to drive from Kaili to Zhenyuan, we will make a stop at Shidong to visit a silver-making workshop, in the afternoon visit Black Dragon Temple and Zhenyuan Ancient Town.
As one of the Top ten tourist towns, Zhenyuan is famous for its long history with many rich and generous cultural relics, making it much like a historic garden. Zhenyuan Ancient Town covers only an area of 3.1 square kilometers but greets you with more than 160 scenic spots including palaces, pavilions, temples, rivers and marvelous natural landscape. The Dragon Boat Festival, held on May 25th of every year, is the most ceremonious celebration in Zhenyuan. The highlight of Zhenyuan is the Black Dragon Temple, which is really a wonderful masterpiece of human beings, combining the nature items and man-made temples.
Shidong is a very small town in Taijiang County. However, it is very famous for its silver ornaments-making. you will take great delight in the producing process of silver ornaments-making. Moreover, if you are lucky, you will have a chance to join the Miao people's Sister Rice Festival (Every year from March 15th to March 17th according to the lunar calendar). The Sister Rice Festival is well known as the Oriental Valentine’s Day. During the festival the Miao women dress in their holiday best, bring colorful cooked glutinous rice to seek for their sweethearts so as to express their tender feelings in a implicit way. The festival is also accompanied by the activities: bull-fighting, dragon -boat race, wooden-drum dance and local market. The fantastic silver ornaments will catch your eyes most.
Day 5
Kaili / Zhenyuan
Have a Cruise trip on Wuyang River in the morning and visit Chongan Ge Village in the afternoon.
A boat will bring you one surprise after another. Grotesque gorges, perilous peaks and crystalline waters present a wonderful picture before your eyesight, as if you were entering a wonderland. Secluded caves, gurgling springs, rugged rocks, dangerous passes and spectacular waterfalls interspersed on the mountains of both banks endow the Wuyang River, along with the dangers of Yangtze River and the elegance of Li River in Guilin. Each scenic spot has been given a fanciful name according to their beautiful legends.
Chongan Ge Village is 50 km north of Kaili city with a population of 300 people. The Ge people are warm and hospitable. Even the unfamiliar guests from afar will be entertained with rice wine and delicious food. They are famous for their military garments and batik-making handicrafts. Due to the continuous wars and nature disasters, their ancestors migrated from Jiangxi Province long time ago and hide them up in the deep high mountains of Guizhou Province for survival.The Ge People at present pass down their history with batik costumes. Houyi is regarded as a legendary hero who once shot down nine suns with arrow in the eyes of the Ge people.
Day 6
Kaili / Leishan / Kaili
In the morning drive along Balahe River to Leishan, you will explore Jidao Miao Villae by visiting the local families.
The ride to Jidao Miao Village on the van is incredible. The mountains are gorgeous and the rice paddies amazing. After lunch have a short hike along the paddy path to visit a lusheng master—Mr.Mo (Lusheng is the Miao people's most important musical instrument). The marvelous irrigation system—waterwheel can be found on the way to Mr. Mo’s.After that visit a mini-skirt Miao Village --Datang. Return back to Kaili in the late afternoon.
Jidao Miao Village lies in the southeast of Mt Leigong and it is about 20 kilometres from Kaili city.With crystal clear Balahe river passing at its foot.There are 220 families in the village with 1037 residents.All the villagers are Miao and they have been keeping their simple but moving customs since their ancestors settled down on this intangible holy-land. The hundred-year-old barns and timbered houses will catch the visitors’ eyes most.
Day 7
Kaili / Guiyang / Depart
Transfer via: by plane - booked by yourself
On the way back to Guiyang we will visit Qingman Miao Village and Shiqiao Village. After the tour, drive to Guiyang airport for your flight to your next destination.
Qingman Miao Village: Located 23 kilometers southwest away from Kaili city. One of the biggest characteristics here is that a guest who visits a household may have witnessed the entire process of traditional Miao clothes-making. The main traditional clothing material is the homemade cloth span, woven, and dyed all by the Miaos. The widespread local song "Cotton Song" states the entire process of looking for the cotton seed, seed selection, land reclamation, sowing, harvesting cotton, getting rid of seed, bowing cotton, spinning, reeling thread, dyeing, and sewing. In each household you can see dye vats used for dying cotton material. This kind of dye vat is made of the cedar plank, approximately 2 and half feet high, one meter in diameter. The dye vat must be raised because it takes about one month to finish dying a bolt of cloth by indigo dying water and this process is called "aising vat".
Shiqiao Miao village: A Miao village is well known for silk felt making whilst Shiqiao village has a history of paper making whose ancient traditional methods of production are still followed today.
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