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Guiyang → Zunyi

Guizhou Waterfalls & Miao Villages

Four days of thundering falls, a hillside Miao village of ten-thousand lights, and Guizhou street food.

NatureEthnic cultureFood
4 days · 12 stops
Highlights
  • Stand behind the curtain at Huangguoshu, then catch the God's Eye view of China's biggest waterfall.
  • Watch ten-thousand lights flicker on across the Xijiang Miao village at dusk.
  • Eat your way from Guiyang's Minshan Road stalls to Zunyi's goat-noodle soup.
Day 1

Guiyang streets to Huangguoshu's roar

  1. Morning
    Guiyang citywalkA French-colonial cathedral and the photogenic Yantang creative lane.Free
  2. Late morning
    Minshan Road street foodWok-grilled rice cakes and egg-wrapped potatoes on a cult food street.¥15–40 pp · rated 4.8
  3. Afternoon
    Huangguoshu WaterfallA 67m curtain you can walk behind, then the God's Eye panorama platform.¥160 · 3–4h
Day 2

Falls finale, then Miao mountain magic

  1. Morning
    Tianxingqiao lower routeSkip the crowds for a gorge walk of bridges-on-bridges and silver-chain pools.Incl. in ticket · 2.5–3h
  2. Late morning
    HSR to Xijiang Miao villageRail to Kaili, then a scenic bus up to the thousand-household village.~3.5h incl. transfers
  3. Evening
    Ten-thousand lights night viewHillside windows light up one by one, mirrored on the Baishui River below.Village pass ¥90 (2 days)
Day 3

Miao dawn, then historic Zunyi

  1. Morning
    Terrace summit & Miao costumeA back-mountain trail to a paddy panorama, with a try-on of Miao silver dress.
  2. Late morning
    HSR Xijiang → ZunyiTwo rail legs via Guiyang into the Long March city.~3.5h total
  3. Afternoon
    Site of the Zunyi MeetingThe very rooms where the 1935 meeting turned the Long March, free with ID.Free · 08:30–20:30 (closed Mon)
Day 4

Zunyi history and a Guiyang food farewell

  1. Morning
    Zunyi old town strollRed Army-era lanes and a morning market by the meeting site.
  2. Afternoon
    HSR back, Jiaxiu PavilionBack to Guiyang for the Qing-dynasty pavilion on its river island.Free · 09:00–18:00
  3. Evening
    Qingyun Market night feastThree floors of Guizhou snacks, sour-soup fish and neon-lit side streets.¥40–100 pp · rated 4.8

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