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Guizhou Overview
About Guizhou Province
Even for most Chinese people Guizhou is kind of mysterious. It is probably the poorest province in China and visitors to China's southwest tend to neglect it as they hurry towards Sichuan or Yunan. Brimming with dramatic landscapes, rich in minority culture, it is a province that would do well to feature on any traveler's itinerary.
The landscape outside the capital Guiyang appears almost otherworldly. Striking karst formations emphasize the scenery, dense green forests and cascading waterfalls appear unexpectedly, such as Huangguoshu Waterfall, the largest waterfall in China, and giant limestone caves stretch for miles beneath the earth, such as Zhijin Cave, the largest cavern in China. Due to the diversity of folk customs between different groups, Guizhou enjoys more folk festivals than any other province in China. And this has been the main attraction to outsiders. Spread out among the amazing countryside lives a lively mix of ethnic minority people, including the Miao famous for their silverware, and the Dong with their marvelous wooden architectures built without a single nail.
In a nutshell, Guizhou is an amazing land just waiting to be discovered!
Guizhou Attractions
Totally 4 attractions
Huangguoshu Waterfall
Huangguoshu Waterfall,
Guiyang.
A visit to Huangguoshu Waterfall is a must for all visitors to Guizhou. It is simply the top scenic attraction of the province. There you can forget the outside world and enjoy fabulius scenes and the lifestyle of the local Buoyei People.
Kaili
Miao People in Kaili County
The "Museum of Miao Villages" in Kaili has become part of Chinese ethnic folklore tour. In Leishan County, the more layers of fabric i the skirt, the more beautiful it is.
Basha Miao Village - Rongjiang
Proforming with lusheng on a festival day
It is very special for the beautiful costume and the male villagers still wear their hair knots. Each branch of the Miao in Guizhou has its distinctive folklore, and the Miao costumes, with its glaring regional differences, offer colourful fashion shows.
Zhaoxing
The well-designed roofed bridges in Zhaoxing
In Guizhou's Zhaoxing live people of Dong ethnic group. There lifestyle is distinct and high-rise drum towers and roofed bridges are landmaks of their settlements. And Among the ethnic groups in China, the Dongs are most supportive of free marriage.
Travelogue: Ethnic Minority Areas in China
Tibet - A Good time we never forget - by Juha and Sari
Yunnan - A perfect tour organisation taken by China Odyssey Tours - by Karl Reimar Faulhaber
Rolling Guizhou Travel News
* The Original Ethnic Culture ＆ Arts Festival of Kaili
* Air Macao opens route to SW China city
* "Fairy Dragon Cave" to open in Huangguoshu Waterfall Scenic Area
