-This is the 283rd original road book of self-driving geography-
At the junction of Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi, chasing China's first golden spring.
As soon as the beginning of spring arrives, the pace of spring is getting closer and closer.
What are you going to do in spring? It has to be to enjoy the flowers! It just so happens that I have an early spring "anti-pornography" route here, and I will immediately offer it to everyone!
Geographical location map of Yunnan, Guizhou and Guizhou, cartography @ "China Self-driving Geography"
Let's first turn to the map and focus on the border of Yunnan, Guizhou and Guizhou provinces. The Red River Plain in the south allows the water vapor from the South China Sea to flow all the way, and nourishes this land together with the Nanpan River and the Qingshui River. The Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau to the west ensures sufficient sunshine hours.
As a result, the unique natural conditions here allow rape flowers to bloom earlier, making it the first place in the country to welcome spring. This year, it is expected to be in full bloom in mid-to-late February (to March)!
Luo Ping Rape Flower Sea, Photography @vip Reader Recreation
Today's self-driving line will take you across Yunnan, Guizhou and Guizhou, and encounter good mountains and rivers all the way.
From the Zhuangxiang style of Baise to the karst landform of Wanfeng Forest, from the "most beautiful scar on the earth" to the rape flower sea in Luoping, from the paradise of Bamei to the canyon waterfall in Jingxi...... In addition to the scenery, there is also a mysterious ancient country of Jumachi waiting for you.
Hurry up and book your route and get ready for spring as soon as possible!
Schematic diagram of Luoping's "anti-pornography" self-driving route in early spring, cartography @ "China Self-driving Geography"
1. Zhuangxiang customs section
February 2 and March 3 every year are the two most lively times in the land of Zhuangxiang, and they are also the best period for us to experience the customs of Zhuangxiang. At that time, there will be countless young men and women singing Zhuang songs, laughing heartily, and full of joy.
First stop: Bose
Guixi fragrant mango can be called "the sweetest in the country".
Baise, located in a corner of Guangxi, may not be well known, but if you talk about the Baise Uprising, you will probably have some impressions.
Although this red torrent is now a thing of the past, you can still go to the Baise Uprising Memorial Hall to trace the traces of history.
Aerial photography of the Baise Uprising Memorial Hall, photography @ Reader Qige
When you stroll on Jiefang Street, you will be infected by this old arcade street full of Lingnan style.
In addition to special delicacies such as blood sausage, vegetable cake, fried jelly, etc., there is also the Yuedong Hall where Deng Xiaoping once worked and you can visit it for free.
Baise gourmet pig blood sausage, picture source @ Baise Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, Sports and Tourism
Leaving Baise on the road to Longlin, if you are not in a hurry, you might as well stop at Haokun Lake.
Typical karst landforms such as peaks, karst caves, and islands are infinitely beautiful, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the Guangxi version of Namco. You can hike or drive around the lake, and the lake and mountains are beautiful to the heart~
Haokun Lake, Photography @ Reader ZSZ (please watch horizontally)
Bose must eat:
(1) Debao flavored pork blood sausage: The boiled blood sausage is cut into small pieces and fried until fragrant, stir-fried with local sauerkraut, chopped green onion and secret sauce, which is especially loved by locals. (338 Farmers' Market, Aixin Street, Youjiang District/per capita yuan)
(2) Ye's snack bar: An old store with no signboard and a lot of people, it recommends seafood porridge, sour bamboo shoots and duck feet, and sour bamboo shoots and snails. (40 meters southwest of the intersection of Wenming Street and Gonghe Street, Youjiang District/22 yuan per capita)
Attraction Information:
Haokun Lake: (Online ticket purchase is recommended) single ticket starts from 19.9 yuan/person, cruise ticket starts from 46.6 yuan/person, ticket + cruise ticket starts from 39.9 yuan/person. If you live in a homestay in the scenic area, you can get free admission fee.
Locals Say:
From the 7th to the 14th of July in the lunar calendar, Guangxi is the "Ghost Festival", during which various grand, complicated and serious ancestor worship ceremonies are held locally. In addition to "carrying" a lot of "possessions" to the ancestors, there is also the tradition of eating duck, if you come to Bose during this period, you will often smell the smell of high incense.
Preferential Policies:
By the end of February this year, nearly 200 scenic spots in Guangxi have launched preferential policies for free admission or discounts for the "old railway" in Northeast China!
Self-driving guide:
It is about 200 kilometers from Baise to Longlin, about 2 hours and 40 minutes. The routes are: Baise X738, G324→ Wangdian G324, G357→ Tianlin G324→ Lucheng G324, X796→ Jiuzhou G324, X805→ Weile X805→ Longlin.
Second stop: Long Lim
Ethnofolklore Museum without walls.
Leaving Baise, all the way to Longlin Autonomous County. Don't get me wrong, all ethnic groups are not one nation. It is because there are many ethnic groups in Longlin that the name is omitted to each ethnic group.
Many friends came to Longlin to take advantage of the road to Wanfeng Lake in Xingyi. But if you decide to spend a night in Longlin, you might as well visit Zhangjiazhai, which has a strong Miao style.
It is built on the mountain, the houses are scattered, and you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the mountain with a dense forest stream when you climb the stilted building halfway up the mountain.
(Chili bones are a unique and prestigious delicacy on the New Year's table of the people of all ethnic groups in Longlin, which can be used as condiments to stir-fry vegetables and cook soup, and can also be used as condiments and side dishes.) For example, as shown in the picture, bacon is dipped in chili bones. ）
If you are interested in ethnic minority costumes, the Longlin Museum of Nationalities is not to be missed.
It is worth mentioning that Longlin is also inhabited by a minority of Han people, so in addition to Miao Zhuangyi and other ethnic minorities in the museum, there are also Han costumes.
Longlin to Xingyi Road, photo @ Yuan Chien-shiung
Longlin must eat:
(1) As the saying goes, restaurants: You must eat Longlin's special chicken powder, and the soup made with whole chicken is very sweet. (150 meters northeast of Longlin Minsheng Road Waterfront Huating / 10 yuan per person)
(2) Xin Taixin Hotel: The hotel environment is very good, and it is recommended to bake shrimp with garlic, fried dumplings and boiled fish. (Longlin Yingbin Road Guangfu Vientiane Plaza / 31 yuan per capita)
Attraction Information:
(1) Zhangjiazhai: It is located in Tianba Village, Longlin De'e Town, about 42 kilometers away from Longlin County, and it takes an hour to drive to it.
(2) Longlin Museum of Nationalities: 240 meters southwest of the intersection of Xinxing West Road and Yingbin Road in Longlin.
Locals Say:
The Yi people in the Longlin and Xilin areas of Guangxi Province hold a smear festival during the Lunar New Year or festivals. During this festival, people usually apply pot bituminous coal or other black substances on the palms of their hands and black their faces to show blessings and pray for a good harvest, peace and health.
Self-driving guide:
The total drive from Longlin to Xingyi is 91 kilometers, about 2 hours and 20 minutes. Take the G246 all the way.
In the Zhuangxiang Scenic Area, you can play like this:
Cartography @ "China's Self-driving Geography" (please watch horizontally)
2. Yunnan-Guizhou-Guizhou karst landform section
This section of the karst landscape is the most abundant, not Guilin but better than Guilin, with mountains, rivers, villages and countryside. Only when you visit Guizhou, where "the land is not three feet flat", can you understand what is "nature's artwork".
The third stop: Xingyi
China's four-season health and wellness capital.
If you can't wait to see the rape flowers in full bloom, then the Wanfeng Forest in Xingyi will be your appetizer for early spring flowers.
Wan Fenglin, picture source @ Picture Worm Creative (please watch horizontally)
"There are so many peaks in the world, only here are the peaks into forests. ”
The patchwork of fields, with the golden 10,000 acres of rape flowers and more than 20,000 large and small peaks, are blockbusters at any time.
Overlooking from the top of the Jade Emperor at the top of the Wanfeng Forest, photography @ Reader·zsz
Wanfeng Lake on the Wanfeng Forest Mountain was formed by the construction of the Tianshengqiao Hydropower Station, a national water conservancy project.
You can drive around the lake or camp and fish. However, as a "paradise for wild anglers", sometimes there are many people, and you can't find a good place to nest.
万峰湖边,摄影@读者·zsz
If you still have time, you should definitely experience the geographical wonders of the Maling River Gorge.
Aerial photography of the Maling River Grand Canyon, photography @ Zong Gang
This large crack, which winds for more than 70 kilometers long, is known as "the most beautiful scar on earth".
Walking in the canyon, you will encounter a waterfall in a few steps, and the cool will be on your face. In the summer, you can also enjoy an exciting canyoning experience.
(Maling River Canyon rafting.) June ~ October every year is the best time for rafting, when the canyon has a large amount of water and the vegetation on both sides is the most lush. Photo source@Qianxinan Cultural Tourism Li Yong)
Xingyi must eat:
(1) Daohua Fish Farm: The spicy fish here is really amazing, although it is biased towards taste, but the fish is very tender and rich in taste. (Xingyi City, Wanfenglin Street, Shangnahui Village, Zhongzhai Group/57 yuan per capita)
(2) Baba Fang: Be sure to try the colorful glutinous rice that has been on CCTV, the minority who likes flowers will pound the petals out of the juice and steam it in the glutinous rice, which is beautiful and delicious, and you can choose sweet and salty. (Xingyi Wanfeng Lin Xiangchou Market Fengwei Restaurant Nearby)
Attraction Information:
(1) Wanfeng Forest: 60 yuan/person in off-season, 70 yuan/person in peak season, and 50 yuan/person for sightseeing train.
(2) Wanfeng Lake Scenic Area Tourist Wharf: Ferry ticket 80 yuan/person.
(3) Maling River Grand Canyon: 60 yuan/person. (Also buy a joint ticket directly online: Wanfeng Forest + Wanfeng Forest Sightseeing Car + Wanfeng Lake Ferry Ticket + Maling River, a total of 229 yuan/person.) ）
Self-driving guide:
The parallel train from Xingyi to Luo is 92 kilometers in total, about 1 hour and 20 minutes. Starting from Xingyi, take G324 all the way.
Fourth stop Luo Ping
Three yellows and three hundred, three meat and three vegetarians.
As the first place in the country to welcome spring, Luoping in February is the most moving, 800,000 acres of rape flowers bloom at this time, embellishing the earth with a touch of brilliant and dazzling gold.
Luoping rape flowers, picture source @ Picture Worm Creativity
If you want to find the best photo spot, it is recommended to climb the Jinjiling Observation Deck to see the golden sea of flowers and the karst cones dotted in between.
Luo Ping Rape Flower Sea, Photography @vip Reader Recreation
Alternatively, you can also walk into places such as Fajindian Village or Niujie Village and take the most beautiful group photo with the sea of flowers.
It is worth mentioning that the flower fields in Niujie Village are shaped in circles and look like screws, which is very cute.
Niujie Village "Screw" Flower Field, Photography @ Reader · Suo (please view in landscape mode)
Afterwards, you can head to the Kowloon Waterfalls. It has the reputation of "Nine Dragons and Ten Waterfalls, a unique place in the south", and it is also the filming location of the TV series "Celebrating More Than Years".
Climb up the mountain layer by layer, rape flower sea, dragon waterfall, moon viewing bridge, etc., don't miss it.
Aerial photography of Jiulong Waterfall and rape flowers in the same frame, photography @ Reader Jetta
If you catch up with the time, you can also see young people of all ethnic groups dressed in costumes on the second day of the second lunar month, gathering by the waterfall to celebrate the duet song festival. Don't be shy, be bold and join them in singing and dancing!
Luo Ping must eat:
(1) Revitalize the old store casserole rice: 18 yuan a spicy fat beef casserole rice, but also with a variety of hearty side dishes. The small hot pot with smooth and tender meat is also very good, and you can take any vegetarian dishes. (No. 30, Wenbi Road, Luoping County / 21 yuan per capita)
(2) Ma Xiaozuo Hotel: Yunnan restaurant, economical, recommended hemp style stir-fried meat, broad bean stewed rice, steamed sausage and red bean sour soup. (Ma Xiaozuo Hotel / 48 yuan per person)
Attraction Information:
(1) Jinji Peak Cong: Ticket 20 yuan/person.
(2) Jiulong Waterfalls: 60 yuan/person.
Self-driving guide:
It is a total of 216 kilometers from Luoping to Xilin, about 3 hours and 10 minutes. The routes are: Luoping G324→ Banqiao → Lubuge Three Gorges X606→ Yunhu Mountain → Duoyi River → Bada River S321→ Mabang → Guji S321, G246 → Xilin.
In Luoping you can play like this:
Cartography @ "China's Self-driving Geography" (please watch horizontally)
Take a different path:
Cartography @ China Self-driving Geography
3. 句 (gōu) 町 (dīnɡ) ancient country section
During the Qin and Han dynasties, the ancestors of the Zhuang people established the Jumachi State at the junction of Yunnan and Guizhou, which assisted the Han Dynasty in pacifying the Dian Kingdom and Yelang Kingdom, but after more than 600 years of existence, it mysteriously disappeared into history. Its territory is roughly south of the Nanpan River and north of Funing County. Therefore, after leaving Luoping and crossing the Nanpan River, we basically walked on the road of exploring the mysterious country.
Stop 5 Xilin
There are endless sugar oranges here.
Backed by Jinzhong Mountain and beside the Daniang River, Xilin does not seem to have any eye-catching scenic spots. However, it was the capital of the early Jumachi Kingdom, and many cultural relics have been unearthed, so it would be a pity to miss it.
Representative cultural relics of the ancient country of Jumachi - Guangnan Yuren boat pattern bronze drum, picture source @ Wikipedia
You can first go to the Xilin County Museum to learn more about the history of the ancient kingdom of Jumachi, and then go to the Nayan Ancient Village, which is known as the "living fossil of Zhuang architecture".
Nayan Ancient Village, built by the mountain, picture source @Guangxi Headline NEWS
According to the old people in the village, the villagers are all descendants of the "inheritance" of the royal family of Jumachi. Walking into the village, the traditional "ganlan" style wooden building will definitely attract your attention.
(Xilin white chopped duck.) The Xilin hemp duck that grew up drinking the water of the Daniang River is firm and delicate, fat but not greasy, and enjoys the reputation of "the first duck in Guangxi". In addition to the picture shown, it can also be made into a variety of delicacies such as "five cups of boiled duck", "stewed fried duck" and "duck powder". ）
If you still have time, you can also visit the ancient buildings of the Nalauzen clan.
This is the former residence of Yun Cen Yuying, Cen Yubao and Cen Chunxuan, the "three governors of one gate" in Nalao Township, built by the mountain, and the momentum is very magnificent.
(The ancient buildings of the Nalauzen style are the largest, longest-lasting, and most well-preserved Tusi buildings in northwest Guangxi.) Because of her outstanding merits, Cen Yuying was awarded the "Prince Taibao" by the imperial court. Photo source @ Guangxi Satellite TV)
In addition, one of the triggers of the Second Opium War, the Ma Shenfu Incident (Xilin Teaching Plan), also occurred here, and there are still ruins left today.
Picture of Father Marai's torture, source @ Wikipedia
Xilin must eat:
(1) Shuangshun Ma Duck Noodles Shop: Xilin's local Ma Duck has less fat and no smell, so it is very good to have a bowl of fresh sweet and spicy Ma Duck Noodles. (About 89 meters on the south side of Yujing Waterfront, Xinxing Road, Xilin County/10 yuan per person)
(2) A peach barbecue: a square table, in the middle is a charcoal grill, guests and barbecue masters sit opposite each other, while grilling and eating, the barbecue material is also unique to Xilin, very delicious. (Opposite the People's Government of Xilin Bada Town)
Attraction Information:
Kung Pao Mansion: Tickets are 50 yuan per person. During the Spring Festival to the Lantern Festival in 2024, there will be performances by folk artists and intangible cultural heritage items such as the Nalaozhuang Troupe, Mountain Song Performances, and Ougui Performances.
Self-driving guide:
It is 61 kilometers from Xilin to Bamei, about 1 hour. From Xilin, take G246 to arrive.
Stops via Damei
After three bright and three dark, it suddenly became clear.
In the Zhuang language, Damei means "hole in the forest", and the capital was moved here in the late period of the ancient kingdom of Jumachi.
In the context of the impact of industrial civilization on pastoral agriculture, it has become a spiritual yearning for people.
(Dam Mei, Photography @ Reader, Wind and Sun)
There is a naturally formed cave in front of and behind Damei Village.
For hundreds of years, people have to take a small boat to enter and exit, and go up the stream, and there are almost no lights in the cave, only the boatman's lights are faintly bright, which is quite exciting.
A corner of the dam beauty, photography @ reader wind and sun
As soon as you get out of the cave, you will suddenly open up, and the simple Zhuang village will come into view. If you are not in a hurry, you might as well find a comfortable homestay in the scenic area to live and experience the fun of Taoyuan.
(The beautiful river water is as green as jade, photography @ Reader, Wind and Sun)
Ba Mei must eat:
(1) Peach Blossom Banquet Theme Restaurant in Cooking Smoke Courtyard: Five-color rice, Zhuangjia sour soup fish, Sanqi steam pot chicken, and fried bacon with wild vegetables are all very good. If you like alcohol, you can also try the peach blossom brew made by the store. (25 meters near the thousand-year-old banyan tree in the central square of the dam scenic area / 78 yuan per capita)
(2) Fried small fish: After passing under the Taoyuan Cave, you can see many villagers setting up stalls, and the small fish are caught by the villagers in the river water in the village, and they are fresh and crispy after frying.
Attraction Information:
Dam Mercer Paradise Scenic Area:
(1) Ticket + sightseeing car + sightseeing boat 180 yuan/person.
(2) If you meet dozens of locals who take you into the scenic spot at the door, don't believe it, according to many friends, they actually keep taking you around the periphery of the scenic spot.
(3) Self-driving vehicles can be driven to the scenic parking lot to park, if you decide to live in the village, it is recommended to use backpacks for luggage, the roads in the village are uneven stone roads, and the suitcase is difficult to tow. If you have a lot of luggage, you can also hire a car from the village to help you transport it, which is generally 80 yuan each way.
Self-driving guide:
It is a total of 246 kilometers from Damei to Jingxi, about 3 hours and 30 minutes. The routes are: Damei G246→ Guangnan X30, Y105→ Nanping G323→ Funing G359→ Ande → Sanhe G359, S210 → Jingxi. Along the way, you can pass through Babao, you can go to see the karst waterfall and the 100,000 mountains.
Fourth, the Zhuang Township customs section
We started all the way from Baise in Guangxi, entered Luoping in Yunnan through Xingyi, Guizhou, and returned to Guangxi after a circle. If you are still interested in the ethnic customs of Zhuangxiang, then experience it again in this paragraph.
The sixth stop: Jingxi
The hometown of hydrangea in China.
Jingxi, a small border town on the border between China and Vietnam, has the biggest label of "pastoral". As the final stop of this trip, Jingxi is not inferior to the landscape of Guilin, which will definitely make you forget to return.
(Aerial photography Jingxi, photography @ Reader Zhuge)
If you want to say that Jingxi lacks the most, it must be canyons and waterfalls. The largest waterfall in China, Tongling Waterfall, is here.
(Psychic Grand Canyon, photo @ reader, travel along the national highway)
The Grand Canyon with a depth of more than 160 meters, the cascading waterfall, and the huge sound like rolling spring thunder will amaze your senses.
There are also Sandi Ridge Waterfalls, Aibu Waterfalls, etc., and the former can be seen on the side of the road.
(In 2022, the old wolf team passed through Jingxi during the G219 self-driving event around China, and the picture shows a group photo of the members)
(When I saw the Sandi Ridge Waterfall before sunset, everyone immediately cheered.) And the waterfall is just as Xu Xiake described: "The trend of thunder and snow has never been seen in the southwest." ”）
The source of the Detian Transnational Waterfall, Goose Spring, is also worth seeing.
The spring is rich in carp, and it is said that when people shout loudly at the spring, the fish will jump out of the water in fright, and it is called the "goose spring leaping carp three-layer wave", which is very magical.
("One of the Eight Views of Jingxi" Goose Spring, Photography @ Reader, Travel along the National Highway)
The ancient city of Jiuzhou is the epitome of Jingxi's landscape and pastoral, historical culture and ethnic customs.
In particular, the Wenchang Pavilion, which is surrounded by mountains and rivers, is beautiful to take pictures. There is also a hydrangea street, a tiled pavilion, and so on.
(Aerial photography of Jiuzhou Ancient Town and Wenchang Pavilion, with karst cone-shaped peaks in the background, photography @ Reader Zhuge)
Finally, remember to buy a local snack "Mu Ba", and then be satisfied and embark on the road back safely!
(Jingxi snack "Mu Ba", photography @ Reader · 杔格)
Jingxi must eat:
(1) Zhangji rice dumplings: The dumpling skin of Jingxi rice dumplings is steamed with rice paste, the taste is soft and glutinous, and the filling has three flavors: fungus, cold potato and corn. (Zhang Ji rice dumplings / 9 yuan per capita)
(2) Mba : The meaning of Niu and Yang in Zhuang language is a snack made of sweet potatoes and glutinous rice flour slurry, kneaded into the shape of a lamb and fried, cute and delicious. (Available at roadside stalls in the old city of Old State)
Attraction Information:
(1) Tongling Grand Canyon: It is recommended to purchase tickets online, and the ticket is 57 yuan/person.
(2) Jiuzhou Ancient City: Ticket 48 yuan/person.
(3) Goose Spring: 48 yuan/person. (You can buy a joint ticket online, Goose Spring + Jiuzhou Ancient City 80 yuan/person)
Locals Say:
Jingxi Hydrangea Festival: Jingxi is known as the hometown of hydrangea in China, and has held a folk culture tourism festival with the theme of hydrangea every year since 2014. Such as the Qixi Garden Party, traditional musical instrument performance, Zhuang folk dance flash mob, bonfire carnival, etc., as well as the Qixi Festival.
Play Shiguang Luoping early spring "sweeping pornography"
Luo Ping's hand-drawn map, produced @ "China Self-driving Geography"
Accommodation and board are recommended
In Luoping, walk into Monet's pastoral oil paintings, and date the most beautiful rape flowers.
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