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 Guizhou
Guizhou
is one of the most rewarding provinces to visit. Mountains and
plateaus make up some 87% of Guizhou's topography, which has an
average altitude of 1000m above sea level. The star attraction
close to Guiyang is the Huangguoshu Waterfalls - the highest in
China. The neighbourhood also presents many opportunities for
hiking and stumbling around some of China's least-visited villages.
Guizhou
is one of the most rewarding provinces to visit. Mountains and
plateaus make up some 87% of Guizhou's topography, which has an
average altitude of 1000m above sea level. The star attraction
close to Guiyang is the Huangguoshu Waterfalls - the highest in
China. The neighbourhood also presents many opportunities for
hiking and stumbling around some of China's least-visited villages.
About
65% of Guizhou's population is Han and the rest a mixture of minorities
such as Miao, Bouyei, Dong, Yi, Shui, Hui, Zhuang, Bai, Tujiao
and Gelao. In all, over 80 non-Han groups populate the province.
These minorities celebrate nearly 1000 festivals each year, which
preserve fascinating customs and elaborate skills in architecture,
dress and handicrafts. Surprisingly, for a province so rich in
minority culture, Guizhou is neglected by most travelers. However,
the southeast of Guizhou in particular deserves more attention
from adventurous travelers, especially since now almost all counties
and towns are open to foreigners. Around 72% of the population
in this region is Miao, Dong and a mixture of other minorities.
Those who strike off from Guilin to Guiyang by local buses, for
example, will find themselves traveling through countless tiny
villages with drum towers and wind and rain bridges. With the
exception of the buses and trucks that ply the roads, life in
this part of China seems to go on as it has for centuries past.
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| Recommended
Scenic Spots |
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| Huangguoshu
Falls |
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 The
Huangguoshu Scenic Spot is located to the southwest of Guiyang.
Being one of the first national key scenic spots issued by the state,
it is composed of more than ten ground and underground waterfalls,
the enchanting Tianxing Park and the Aquatic Stone Forest. The Huangguoshu
Waterfall is the center of this scenic spot. It is the biggest one
in Asia, which is 68 meters high and 84 meters wide. In flood season,
it looks like the Milky Way pouring down, making the precipitous
cliffs trembling, while mist of water droplets rising from the plunge
pool. It is particularly superb when rainbows arch from the plunge
pool of the waterfall under the shining sun. In dry season, water
would be separated into several streams falling down from the overhanging
cliffs like a fairy maiden's elegant hair, charming and graceful.
On top of the precipice opposite the waterfall stands the Pavilion
for Enjoying the Waterfall. There is a 134 meters long water- curtain
cave behind the waterfall down to the foot. Being in it, one can
see the plunging water like numberless strings of pearls flying
down over one's head and also the rainbows in the fine drizzle.
It is really a spectacular view.
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| Zhijin
Cave |
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 The
Zhijin Cave Scenic Spot lies in Zhijin county. Covering an area
of 450 square kilometers, it is one of the scenic spots of state
rank. The whole scenic spot consists of four parts - the ancient
town of Zhijin, the Zhijin Cave, the Jie River Gorge and the Hongjia
Ferry. As the cream of this scenic spot, the Zhijin Cave is the
biggest treasury of cave resource, both in scale and peculiar shape,
discovered in China at the moment. The cave extends about 10 kilometers.
The broadest part of the cave is of 173 meters and the highest reaches
150 meters. There are more than 40 kinds of karst precipitation
forms in the cave including the main kinds of those in the karst
caves all over the world and known as the "Karst Museum". Out of
it are villages of the Buyi, Miao and Yi nationalities.
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| Other
Scenic Spots |
Huangguoshu Waterfalls
Zhijin Cave in Anshun
Huaxi Park in Guiyang
Dragon Palace in Anshun
Fanjing Mountain |
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