This road book is mainly a deep self-driving qianxian prefecture, by the way to play the Zhijin Cave and Huangguoshu Waterfall, very suitable for guizhou like landscape and self-driving along the way to use the travel enthusiasts.
Qinglong 24 turns
U.S. military gas station
Wanfeng Forest
Maling River
Landing in Guiyang → Zhijin Cave → Tianlongtun fort → Huangguoshu Waterfall → Qinglong 24 turns → Stilwell Town → US military gas station → Mabang Cottage → Linhai Observation Deck → Da Nitrate Cave Cave Group Sinkhole Group → Xingren City → Maling River Gorge → Wanfeng Forest → Xingyi City → Wanfeng Lake → Twin Breast Peak → Huajiang Grand Canyon → Gegong River → Guiyang
The overall direction of the line
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Day1, Guiyang landed on the zhijin cave</h1>
Itinerary: After the train or plane arrives in Guiyang, pick up the car and start driving, according to the road book itinerary, it is best to arrive before noon on the flight or train. Guiyang arrives without stopping, play again when the trip returns, and 2 hours drive to Bijie Zhijin Cave.
Route overview for day 1
Zhijin Cave Tourism Information: As the only world geopark in Guizhou, there have been few tourists due to relatively inconvenient transportation and difficult tandem play, but the cave landscape here is the most complete, largest and most beautiful, with the largest and most developed karst landform that has been discovered in the cave, Zhijin Cave has won the reputation of "Karst Museum" and "King of Caves". It can even be said that after seeing the Weaving Gold Cave, other caves can be avoided.
Interior view of the Weaving Gold Cave
Zhijin Cave play order: During the tourist season, there will generally be a large wave of bus groups of tourists flocking to the site in the morning, properly avoiding the peak of crowds before 12 o'clock, which can harvest the experience of playing with few people in the attractions. In the scenic area, follow the guide instructions on a line, and take the scenic traffic car back to the parking area at the entrance of the scenic spot at the end of the play.
Schematic map of the Guided Tour of the Weaving Golden Cave
Zhijin Cave play time: During the peak tourist season, there will generally be a large wave of bus groups of tourists flocking to the site in the morning, appropriately avoiding the peak of crowds before 12 o'clock, and can harvest the experience of playing with few people in the attractions. Normal and relatively relaxed play in the Weaving Gold Cave takes 2-3 hours, and it takes more than 3 hours to play carefully.
There are scenic spots in the Weaving Gold Cave
Core play points: In the area of Zhijin Cave, Zhijin Cave is naturally the core attraction, in addition to Zhijin Cave, there is also zhijin Grand Canyon, as well as Pingyuan Ancient Town / Zhijin Ancient City, Zhijin Grand Canyon to buy elevator tickets in the scenic area can be played for two hours, but consider the itinerary behind the Gegong River, the landscape is very similar, it is not recommended to play the Zhijin Grand Canyon. Pingyuan Ancient Town and Zhijin Ancient City are the county seats where they stay at night, and they can walk around at dinner and after dinner, and they should be consumed.
Guided tour of the Grand Canyon
Weaving Gold Cave Special Reminder:
(1) The cave is 10-16 degrees celsius all year round, and a coat is prepared in advance for summer play to prevent colds.
(2) When taking pictures, use the slow shutter to extend the exposure time, and do not touch the sedimentary rocks on the side of the road, they are very fragile.
(3) The yellowing stalactites in the cave are affected by human breathing, and it is also necessary to pay attention to the prohibition of smoking in the cave.
(4) Scenic spot tickets plus scenic traffic bus package tickets, you can not only buy tickets without buying scenic traffic tickets.
(5) There is only one entrance to the scenic spot, and parking lot No. 3 is the closest to the entrance, followed by No. 2 And No. 1.
Landscape inside the Weaving Gold Cave
Lunch: According to the time, you can eat in the high-speed service area, you can also eat directly at the entrance of the Zhijin Cave Scenic Area, the service area is recommended to stop at the Zhijin Service Area, and the scenic entrance is recommended to be the heart of the restaurant, in short, simple and convenient.
Dinner: you can choose two programs, snacks to or restaurants, food points are in the ancient city area, especially difficult to park, it is recommended to take a taxi starting at 5 yuan.
Accommodation: Zhijin Hotel, the most worth a night resort in Zhijin County
(1) Like to eat and eat recommended Xie Ji buckwheat cold powder → cold water tangyuan → Ma Ji Fa Cang (net red shop, only eight pots a day, late basically can not buy, the boss phone 13595728448), all the way to eat here just to the Temple of Wealth, you can go by the way to worship.
(2) If you like to eat local specialties, it is recommended to eat the eight bowls of weaving Jinyuan Junshui (main store) or the pan on the half side street to eat the pan here.
Accommodation: Weaving Gold Hotel, the best hotel built in the local area, all are quaint architectural style, just in pingyuan ancient town, living here can easily play the night view of the very beautiful pingyuan ancient city. There are different activities in different seasons at the Weaving Gold Hotel, and guests can participate in the open-air movie tea tasting song and dance bonfire party.
Zhijin County Food Raiders
County route strategy: the hotel takes a taxi to the Huilong Bridge on the edge of the Zhijin County Cultural and Commercial Square, and then eat snacks all the way after crossing the bridge, and after arriving at the Caishen Temple, walk along the pedestrian street to Yuehua Bridge, after crossing the Yuehua Bridge is a street of roasting pots and a restaurant that recommends eight bowls of draft.
Pingyuan Ancient City
The first day of the road situation: Guiyang departure to Zhijin Cave full of 130 kilometers, more than 90% are high-speed, the road conditions are very good, when passing through the Red Maple Lake Bridge can take a video, the scenery here is very good; under the Zhijindong South Toll Station to walk 10 kilometers of provincial highway 106 to reach the ZhijinDong scenic spot, the road conditions are also very good, the speed can be driven to 60, note that there are 3 villages along the way, when passing through the village or slower. From Zhijin Cave to Zhijin County, you can detour more than 5 kilometers from the south of the county town to avoid the traffic jam area of the old city, and the outer ring road of the detour is also a newly built asphalt road, and the road condition is very good.
Red Maple Lake Bridge
Zhijin County's specialties worth buying:
Bamboo Thorn: Zhijin County is one of the four major bamboo thorn production areas in China, and the red drag bamboo thorn produced here is better than other categories in terms of appearance, fame, taste, quality and historical inheritance, and is a commonly used bamboo thorn category for state banquets. During Nixon's visit to China, he was greatly appreciated for eating woven gold bamboo thorns, and at one time there was a shortage of goods that sold for as much as HK$4,000 a kilogram, which was equivalent to 50 grams of gold at that time. At night, when wandering around the old town area, you can see several local bamboo sun wholesale departments, you can buy some bulk and bring them back to eat. If you want to give it away, you can buy a beautifully packaged gift box version at a hotel or specialty store.
Weave gold bamboo thorns
Zhijin County batik embroidery: In the Zhijin Cave to play well, you can go to Guanzhai Township Xiaotuo to take a look, just to zhijin County Road Book, where the batik and embroidery skills inherited and listed as a national intangible cultural heritage. Handmade craft products can be bought as decorations.
Embroidered with gold batik
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" >DAY2, Zhijin County to Huangguoshu Waterfall</h1>
Itinerary: Starting from Zhijin County, the first stop is to Yunfeng Tunbao, after playing well, then go to the Huangguoshu Waterfall Scenic Spot, today will live in the Huangguoshu Scenic Area here, so don't worry about the Huangguoshu attractions will not be finished, 146 kilometers away is expected.
Schematic diagram of the route
Yunfeng Tunpu Tourism Information: It is composed of eight Tunbao villages such as Yunshantun, Benzhai, Leitun and Xiaoshanzhai, which is the core area of the Southern Expeditionary Army in the early Ming Dynasty. The ancient houses, streets, temples and theater buildings that remain in Tunbao all show the glory it once had. Each village has built a wall, a watchtower, a stone outer wall wrapped in a courtyard lined up, lanes and alleys are connected, households are connected, both pleasant to live and good street warfare, is a masterpiece of military defense system, no wonder by scholars praised as "the last fortress of the era of cold weapons".
A corner of the village
Yunfeng Tunbao
Huangguoshu Waterfall Travel Information: Guoshu Waterfall is the largest waterfall in China and Asia, and one of the most famous waterfalls in the world. Huangguoshu Waterfall's water curtain cave, steep slope pond and other scenic spots are the filming locations of the 86 version of the TV series "Journey to the West". The scenic spot is divided into three scenic spots: the great waterfall / the Tianxing Bridge / the steep slope pond. To guizhou to play, the yellow fruit tree is a must-play, after all, the fame is placed here.
cataract
Steep slope pond
Sky Star Bridge
Yunfeng Tunbao core play point: Yunfeng Tunbao is divided into three scenic spots, Yunfeng Tunbao, Museum, benzhai. The traffic in the scenic area is not very convenient, the shuttle bus has to wait, and the round trip is twenty. The distance between the three scenic spots is about fifteen minutes, the small temple on yunfeng tunbao, on the yunfeng peak, you can see the whole picture of the neighborhood, but the temple is very small, there is a family running, to climb about twenty minutes. Twenty minutes further on the road is the village, there is a fork in the road, all the way to the right. This village is larger than Yunfeng, the appearance of Tunbao is also well preserved, and there are more residents and very beautiful. Some of the old clan mansions have become small shops, but they are not sustainable and can be visited. Then there's the museum, which is not bad. But it is very small, and it may take twenty minutes to see it seriously.
View on the vulture peak
Old alleys
Huangguoshu core play point: The core of the Huangguoshu Waterfall Scenic Area is a large waterfall, if the time is limited, you can play in the order of the waterfall > the Tianxing Bridge > the steep slope pond. The recommendation is to put the steep slope pond on the second day to play, and when you leave the scenic spot, you will pass through the steep slope pond, not counting the detour.
Great Falls Tour Map
Lunch: Xiaodou Hui beef and mutton restaurant, eating in Zhenning County, the value for money near the scenic spot is not high
Dinner: Huangguoshu Hotel Restaurant, in the scenic area, the taste is considered to be okay in the scenic area
Accommodation: Huangguoshu Cypress Hot Spring Hotel, in the scenic area, convenient to continue to play the attractions the next day
The hotel has its own hot spring in the scenic area
The next day the highway situation: from Zhijin County to Yunfeng can take the highway, the road conditions are very good, Yunfeng Tunbao to Eat Lunch Zhenning County is also high-speed, the end of the meal to the Huangguo tree can take the highway can also take the national highway, the time is almost the same.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" >DAY3, Huangguoshu to Xingren City</h1>
Itinerary: Huangguoshu departure highway directly to Qinglong County, the next you can play Qinglong 24 turns, into the scenic spot can go directly to the observation deck to see, do not spend money can also enter the martyrs cemetery inside the high place to see the 24 turns, but there is no scenic observation deck perspective is good. The next Stilwell Town and the US military gas station, Mabang Cottage are very small stops and play points, the time is too late in Xingren City, the Big Nitrate Cave Group Sinkhole Group Scenic Area can not go, do not take the second half of the highway, the scenery along the way is very good.
Qinglong 24 turns tourist information: Qinglong 24 turn anti-war highway, is the image logo of "Stilwell Highway". Ancient called "Crow Pass", majestic, strange, dangerous, steep, there is a husband and wife as a pass, the trend of no one can open. The straight-line distance from the base of the mountain to the summit is about 350 meters, and the vertical height is about 260 meters; on a slope with an inclination of about 60 degrees, it is built along the mountain in an "S" shape, winding and winding to the pass, a total distance of about 4 kilometers.
Twenty-four turns signs
Stilwell Town: Stilwell Town and the twenty-four turns of the main scenic spot is closely connected, in the twenty-four turns overlooking the Town of Stilwell, red tiles and white walls, unique farmhouses are hidden in the green trees, people have unlimited imagination, into the town, the original ecological simple rural style with the American country style architecture, let people feel the unique Combination of Chinese and Western rural style.
Stilwell Town
U.S. military gas station: Qinglong County has now rebuilt this U.S. military gas station, basically maintaining the appearance of the U.S. military when it was stationed. Before arriving at the barracks, pass by the bunkers and watchtowers on the side of the road. The entire barracks was surrounded by barbed wire, and the gate of the barracks was written in English with the name of "Twenty-Four Turning American Gas Stations", and the American flag was also planted on the gates.
Aerial photography of U.S. gas stations
Mabang Cottage: Qinglong County has been a place of contention for soldiers since ancient times, and in the course of history, it has experienced a period of turmoil and major events. It is not surprising that such a dangerous magical land is infested with bandits. In the anti-war drama series "Twenty-Four Turns", the bandit leader He Mazi, with a group of brothers to occupy the mountain as the king, but later, under the inspiration of Mei Song, he resolutely led his men to jointly resist the Japanese and fight against foreign enemies, and fought bloodily to protect the twenty-four turns, the lifeline of the War of Resistance.
Horse gang cottage
Da Ni Cave Cave Group Sinkhole Group Scenic Area: This attraction is still very pristine, not many people have been there, and it is recommended to play under the scenic spot with sufficient time.
The cave of the Great Nitrate Cave
Core play points: In today's itinerary, the core play points are the stops along the way and the natural scenery and ethnic minority villages along the self-driving route, and the paid attractions can be accessed without entering, and you can also get a good play experience.
Lunch: Shazi Town Shujia Spicy Chicken, according to the itinerary to just arrive at the meal point, this is the place to eat spicy chicken.
Dinner: fishing cat barrel fish, parking was super easy, soup was delicious.
Accommodation: Xingren Hotel
Spicy chicken here in Sand Town
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" >DAY4, Xingren to Xingyi</h1>
Itinerary: From Xingren to Xingyi, there is a high-speed, under the highway is the Maling River, the time is well controlled, today can completely play the Maling River and Wanfeng Forest, and even have time to go to Wanfeng Lake. The driving distance is short and most of the time is spent in the attractions.
Maling River Grand Canyon tourism information: Maling River Canyon in the waterfall flow, green bamboo upside down, caves connected, the two sides of the ancient trees dotted among them, a variety of shapes. The cliffs on both sides of the river are facing each other, and the river valley is deep, which is unique and unique with its majestic, strange, dangerous and beautiful, and is known as "the most beautiful scar on the earth". There are many waterfalls in the canyon, and hundreds of waterfalls of different shapes form the famous Malinghe Waterfall Group. The two bridges on the river, the Jiangxin Chain Bridge and the Sea Lion Bridge, connect the tour trails on both sides of the river into a ring.
Maling River Grand Canyon
Wanfeng Forest Travel Information: Wanfeng Forest belongs to the karst landform of southwest China, which can be called the Chinese cone-shaped karst museum and is known as the "Wonders of the World". Wanfeng Forest includes east and west peak forests, with different landscapes, and is the largest and most typical karst peak forest in China. More than 360 years ago, the famous geographer and traveler Xu Xiake came to Wanfeng Forest, and he also issued such an admiration: "There are so many peaks in the world, only here is the peak into a forest." Xu Xiake came to Xingyi again and wrote in his travelogue: The peak of Cong Li, which is majestic for thousands of miles, is a strange victory for the southwest.
Wanfeng Lake Tourism Information: Wanfeng Lake is an artificial lake formed after the completion of the National Key Hydropower Project Tianshengqiao Gaoba Power Station, which is named after being surrounded by Wanfeng. There are thousands of whole islands, peninsulas, and a large aquaculture network in the lake, and many ethnic minority cottages are scattered along the coast. You can only come to Wanfeng Lake by boat, and there is no place to walk around the lake. There are many cruise ship terminals in the whole scenic spot, which are contracted by organizations of different natures, and it is recommended to take a boat at the ferry port of the Bajie Town Maritime Administration, which is more visited by locals, and it is said that travel agencies take groups to Hongchun Wharf.
Wanfeng Lake
Lunch: Zou Ji chicken dumplings, is a specialty here, play a good Grand Canyon to taste it.
Dinner: Mutton noodle restaurant in the ancient village, close to the recommended place to stay.
Accommodation: Ziyu KENSHO Boutique Hotel, inside the Wanfeng Forest Scenic Area
Chicken dumplings
The next day's road situation: today's road conditions are very good, focus on reminding you, booking a hotel in the Wanfeng Forest Scenic Area, you can drive to the scenic spot, relatively speaking, live in the scenic spot, in order to have the opportunity to see the beauty of the Wanfeng Forest sooner or later.
Specialties worth buying: Anyone who eats hot pot should not know the ear block, which is the glutinous rice specialty food produced in Xingyi, you can buy some to take home, put it at home when eating hot pot, or usually stir-fry ham can be used.
Xingyi specialty bait block
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" >DAY5, Xingyi City to Gegong River</h1>
Itinerary: Leave from Xingyi City, all the way to Zhenfeng County, where you can play the Guizhou Shuangniufeng Scenic Area, and then continue to drive in the direction of beipanjiang, go to see the Huajiang Grand Canyon, and finally arrive at the Gegong River Scenic Area to live.
Line overview
Double Breast Peak Tourism Information: Two standing stone peaks resemble women's plump breasts, and are so realistic that women blush, men see the heartbeat, known as "Notre Dame Peak" by the local Buyi ethnic group, and are known as "the world's first strange peak" Double Breast Peak. A scholar once said: "Although the yellow fruit tree is magnificent, it is not the only one in the world, and the double breast peak is not only the first in the world, but also the only one in the world."
Double nipple peaks
Huajiang Gorge Tourism Information: Huajiang Gorge is divided into 5 scenic spots, namely Jiashan Mountain, Chain Bridge, Xiaguazhai, Panjiang Bridge and Paleontological Fossil Scenic Spot, and the cliffs and greenery of Qifeng retain cultural relics and relics such as cliff carvings, ancient post roads, and ancient temples. The Buyi village is hidden in the forest, showing the simple and idyllic pastoral scenery and mountain scenery, with strong ethnic customs and deep rural taste.
Flower River Canyon
Geguo River Travel Information: "Guizhou Ziyun Gegong River Karst Landform is one of the most beautiful places in the world. This is the evaluation of the Gecze River by Richard Meyer, a famous French karst geomorphologist who has visited Ziyun three times. It is divided into four scenic spots, namely the Demon Rock Scenic Area, the Great River Scenic Area, the Great Perforation Scenic Area and the Small Perforation Scenic Area. There are 5 special and first-class landscapes, 11 second-level landscapes and 14 third-level landscapes. It is also the place where the national intangible cultural heritage, the "Heroic Epic of the Miao People of King Yalu", was discovered.
The mouth of the Cave of the Ridge River
Double Breast Peak Play Point: From the perspective of Guanfeng Pavilion, it looks like a 20-year-old double breast; along the road, it looks like a 40-year-old double breast; and a further HuaLi, it looks like a 60-year-old double breast. At the same time, with the change of seasons, the texture of the double nipple peak is also different. The so-called "horizontal view into the mountain side into a peak, far and near the height is different."
Double nipple peaks at sunrise
Huajiang Grand Canyon play point: in the off-season can only charter a boat 400 yuan / boat, a bit of the feeling of the Three Gorges, you can see the Panjiang Bridge, 2 hours quickly passed, the normal ticket is 50 yuan boat fee, here to take the boat, do not have to buy tickets, boat tickets are tickets.
Scenery of Huajiang Gorge
Gecqu River Play Point: The essence of the attraction is in the big hole at the entrance, when you go to see the Spider-Man performance, I feel that the performer's life is not easy, too dangerous. The big hole in the entrance is the most shocking, to the tail of the elevator to sit up, but also have to climb the mountain, climb in the hole, look up to see the hole overhead is not large, go up to find that it is very large. Then walk down from the hole above to the dock to take a boat, go to the big river Miao Village, pass a line of sky, is a large stone in the middle of the river, there is a hanging coffin on it. There is a performance on the knife mountain in the village, and the master of the performance moves very quickly, and he goes up on the rubbing, which is indeed a stunt.
The spider-man performance of the bare-handed climb is very dangerous
Lunch: Firewood Hero Chicken (Zhixiang Zongdian), just on the way to visit the Huajiang Grand Canyon.
Dinner: Jiangqing wood stove, there is a feeling of night talk around the stove.
Accommodation: Ziyun Hotel, county accommodation can be more selective, stay in the entrance of the Gegong River Scenic Area can also be, the choice is much less.
The next day's road conditions: From the End of the Huajiang Grand Canyon on the Beipan River, you need to walk a long way back, return to the direction of the county seat, and continue along the highway to the Gegong River. The overall highway is mainly high-speed, the non-high-speed road is in good condition, and the scenery along the highway near the Beipanjiang River is even more shocking.
On the side of the highway look at the Beipan River
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" >DAY6, Gegong River to Guiyang</h1>
Itinerary: In the morning, don't rush to play the Gegong River, and then return to Guiyang, 2 and a half hours can arrive, the day's flight or train home is very relaxed.
Written in the end: this route as a whole is a very niche play, compared with the traditional Guizhou Qiandongnan route, the natural scenery is better, and the road self-driving experience is also taken care of. All in all, it is a holiday route suitable for self-driving.
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