The year before last, I helped the old and the young to go to a paradise in Guizhou, and I have never forgotten it.


This Taoyuan is Qianxinan.


The so-called Southwest Guizhou refers to the southwestern part of Guizhou, which is located at the junction of Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi, and the southeast corner of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. It is the Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. We stayed here for a few days in the Wanfenglin Scenic Area. There are few tourists, the scenery is unique, and there is a sense of seclusion in the world.


Now let’s talk about the highlights of Guizhou Southwest and the very recommended B&Bs.


Wonderful Forest of Thousand Peaks in the Southwest


The peaks and forests rise from the vast fields. The mountains are not high, but there are many peaks and bamboo shoots, shoulder to shoulder, like thousands of troops, like waves, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are extraordinary in the world.


Wanfeng Forest is the largest and most typical karst peak forest in China, as well as the most typical conical karst peak forest landform in the world, so it is also unique in the world. More than 360 years ago, Xu Xiake, a famous geographer and traveler, could not help but admire when he traveled here: "There are so many peaks in the world, only here are the peaks forming forests." Majestic for thousands of miles, it is a wonderful victory in the southwest."



In different seasons, Wanfenglin presents different pastoral beauty.


In spring and summer, the wheat seedlings are green and full of vitality. In July and August, in addition to enjoying the scenery, you can also catch rice flower fish in the fields under the leadership of local people.




These fish are fish fry that farmers put in the rice fields when they plant rice seedlings, and grow up eating rice flowers that fall on the water. Every year when the rice blossoms are in bloom, I take a walk in the fields and listen carefully. In addition to the sound of the wind blowing through the rice fields, there are small sounds made by fish surfacing to eat the rice flowers falling on the water.


The rice flowering period will last for about 10 days. When the rice flowers fall and become plump ears of rice, the rice flower fish will also grow plump and beautiful. This is the best time to eat rice flower fish. There are many ways to make rice flower fish, but no matter how you do it, it is extremely delicious. The joy of catching combined with the joy of cooking and tasting is well worth a try.


Rice flower fish made by Fengsan Inn


In autumn, the heavy ears of rice, the golden waves of wheat, and the beautiful scene of a bumper harvest.


In winter, Wanfenglin will have unexpected beauty. In the morning, there is often advection fog winding in the mountains, like a fairyland.


Wonderland of Wanfeng Forest Advection Fog


The rape blossoms in Wanfenglin bloom earlier than other places, often in late January, and the north may still be snowing heavily, and Wanfenglin is already full of golden yellow and beautiful. Those who like to take pictures should not miss this opportunity, and it is also very interesting to come here to celebrate the New Year at this time.



Wanfeng Lake, a wild fishing paradise


Surrounded by ten thousand peaks, the lake has clear water and fat fish, and is known as "the paradise of wild fishermen".



Even if you are not interested in fishing, boating on the lake, making a pot of tea, watching the rippling clear water and rolling green hills, is also an excellent enjoyment. When we went, it was misty and rainy, and when the clouds and mists were lingering, the surrounding lakes and mountains were like a scroll of ink and wash, elegant and quiet, a kind of secluded beauty.




At the end of the tour, follow our private guide Hiroya to eat wild lake fish at a lakeside house. One is stewed, and the other is made into sour bamboo shoot fish with Guizhou characteristics.



Hundreds of Waterfalls Pentium Maling River Grand Canyon


Like the Wanfeng Forest, the Malinghe Grand Canyon is one of the most distinctive landscapes in southwestern Guizhou and must not be missed.



The turbulent river water and the underground river combined to tear a crack on the surface of the earth, cutting a 75-kilometer-long valley on the plain at an altitude of 1,200 meters, like a scar on the earth.


Many tributaries on both sides of the strait lag behind the mainstream due to the cutting speed, forming countless waterfalls over 100 meters high and falling into the deep valley, which is very spectacular.



The source of many waterfalls in the Maling River does not come from surface rivers or deep mountain pools, but hidden rivers hidden between the crevices of the canyon cliffs, and the Wanfenglin Mountains where the Maling River Canyon is located are basically calcium carbonate. The mountain is composed of limestone, and the dark caves and ditches in the mountain are criss-crossed. The underground rivers in the mountains and forests lie in these caves. It is very wonderful to observe that most of these waterfalls see the end but not the end.


And because there are so many caves in the mountain, the scenery of "Huaguoshan Waterfall" abounds.



Another rare landscape of karst landform in Malinghe Grand Canyon is calcium carbonate wall hanging. Because the river water contains a large amount of calcium carbonate, carbon dioxide is released rapidly during the falling process, and the calcium carbonate is attached to the cliff. Over the years, a large-scale and majestic calcified waterfall group has been bred on both sides of the cliff, which is amazing.


Walking in the canyon, there are cliffs in the valley, hanging waterfalls, and staggered peaks and forests. Especially the "thousand horses galloping" waterfall group at the end of the canyon trail is majestic, especially in the rainy season, it is very shocking.



Nanlong Ancient Village, a Millennium Mystery


This is a thousand-year-old Buyi village in the mountains. All the houses in the village are traditional stilted buildings, with bluestone paths running through them. There are many huge ancient banyan trees with luxuriant branches and intertwined roots. It is said that Zhu Youlang, the last Han emperor, took refuge here, and there is still the ruins of his house in the village. The government built a new village for the villagers at the foot of the mountain. Many young people moved there, but the elderly were reluctant to leave. They still speak commoner language, wear homemade clothes woven and dyed by themselves, and drink bento wine brewed by themselves.



On the day we went, we caught up with a torrential rain not long after entering the gate of the village. We hid under a thatched hut on the mountainside to take shelter from the rain, and watched the cascading distant mountains, lakes, and field dams in the ink painting scroll, from far to near, gradually disappearing into the In a vastness. This kind of situation is also a few times in life.


When we were walking in the rain, a Bouyei grandmother invited us to her house to take shelter from the rain, and we also tasted her freshly cooked chestnuts. When I was about to leave a house, I suddenly smelled a strong aroma of wine, which is home-brewed rice wine... I couldn't move my feet for a moment, and I really realized what it means to "retain the fragrance of wine".



Other attractions worth seeing include He Yingqin's former residence, Wanfo Temple, etc., so I won't list them one by one.


The fun of indigo dyeing - Fengsan Inn


Now I would like to recommend a homestay, which was also the homestay we stayed at that time - Fengsan.


Hot spring pool on the roof of the hotel


Fengsan Hotel is located in Shangnahui Village, the "National Ecological Cultural Village" in Wanfenglin Scenic Area. The inn just faces the famous scenic spot "Baguatian" in the scenic area, and sits on a landscape painting.


gossip field

Sitting on a landscape painting

room interior

open air hotel roof


In addition to the unique decoration, sincere staff, and delicious food, this inn also has a very commendable feature-this is a themed inn of indigo culture.


Indigo dyeing is an ancient printing and dyeing process and a traditional handicraft of ethnic minorities in Guizhou, which is in danger of being lost. The designer of the inn spent several months in Guizhou to find the most traditional and unique indigo dyeing techniques and works, and fully utilized and displayed them in the design and culture of the inn.



Inside the inn, not only beautiful indigo ornaments can be seen everywhere, but also specially equipped with indigo courses, and guests staying in the inn can experience and learn for free.



On the sunny roof of the third floor of the inn, under the huge indigo fabrics dancing in the wind, follow the experienced indigo masters to learn how to paint on the cloth with a wax knife, how to dip and rinse the canvas repeatedly, How to dye the desired blue. Hang your own work on the roof, between mountains and rivers, let it accept the wind and sunshine, and finally become what you want.



This process is very enjoyable, and the three generations of our family like it very much, and all have harvested their own works.


Three generations of our family painted and dyed their own handkerchiefs


At the same time, it is worth mentioning that the establishment and maintenance of the dyeing vat is a very complicated and persistent project, which requires the guard and care of the indigo dyer day and night. From this point of view, I also admire the courage and perseverance of the inn with the theme of indigo dyeing. , It is also a contribution to the protection and continuation of this traditional craft that is in danger of being lost.


Fengsan's Batik Vat


If you love mountains and rivers but don’t want to see crowds, go to Guizhou Southwest, live in Wanfenglin, enjoy the morning awakened by the sound of birds, watch the peaks looming in the clouds, watch the smoke from the Buyi village, in the light of rapeseed flowers Cycling or picnic in the fragrance...



The motherland is so big and has so many beautiful scenery, I hope you have a quiet and interesting holiday with beautiful scenery.