Guizhou Kaili, Fanjing Mountain, Zunyi, Maotai high-speed rail, self-driving tour

Guizhou Kaili Tongren Zunyi Maotai high-speed rail, self-driving travel notes

schedule:

8.4: Xi'an → Guiyang (aircraft), visit the big data of the center

8.5: Participate in meetings, dinners

8.6: Guiyang→Pingtang→Guiyang (tourist bus), visit Sky Eye

8.7: Guiyang → Kaili (high-speed rail) → Zhenyuan Ancient Town → Qianhu Miao Village (car rental and self-driving)

8.8: Qianhu Miao Village → Kaili (car rental) → Tongren (high-speed rail) → Fanjing Mountain (car rental and self-driving)

8.9: Mount Fanjing

8.10: Mount Fanjing→Tongren→Phoenix (rental car)

8.11: Fenghuang → Tongren (car rental) → Guiyang → Zunyi (high-speed rail)

8.12: Visit the Zunyi meeting site, Zunyi → Loushanguan → Zunyi (rental car)

8.13: Zunyi→Meijiuhe→Moutai (car rental and self-driving)

8.14: Moutai → Renhuai → Zunyi (car rental and self-driving) → Guiyang (high-speed rail)

8.15: Guizhou Provincial Museum, Jiaxiu Building

8.16: Guiyang → Xi'an (airplane)

8.4 Depart from RQC by special car early in the morning, take a flight from hot Xi'an to cool Guiyang, and check into Guizhou Hotel.

This time I went to Guiyang to participate in an academic conference. During the summer vacation, the conference organizer also provides everyone with a chance to escape the summer. I have been to Guiyang many times before, but I have not been here for many years, and Guiyang has changed a lot. Although Guizhou's economy is underdeveloped, its concept is very advanced, especially in the development of tourism. Many economically developed provinces may feel inferior.

In the afternoon of the same day, the meeting organized a visit to the National Big Data (Guizhou) Comprehensive Experimental Area (commonly known as the Big Data Center), and the Big Data Center can be visited for free with an ID card. The big data center in Guizhou is well-known throughout the country. It may be excellent in business, but the content available for visits is a bit small. The level seems to be low and not refined. The interactive scenes are not working. The technical level of robots is average, and there are many places in various places, such as museums, airports, shopping malls, etc.

There is a mirror in the exhibition hall that can display body status data, and there is a weighing scale at the foot. When people stand on it, relevant data will be displayed in the mirror.

8.5 All day meeting and dinner party.

"Drink the soup first and then eat the fish" is a special dish in Guizhou. The food in Guizhou has local characteristics. The taste is spicy, sour and slightly greasy. The characteristics of diets in various places have their origins, which are related to various factors such as local climate, products, ethnic groups, and living habits. Diet is also a kind of culture. The taste of diet varies from person to person. It is rare to be unified, and health and deliciousness are the top priority.

The Dong girl's toast in the style of "high mountains and flowing water" is quite poetic. The girls sang and toasted, accompanied by a young man playing the piano. Fortunately, the wine is rice wine, which is very low in alcohol and sweet.

The picture below is Guizhou famous dish fish in sour soup. The red one is not pepper, but sour tomato soup.

The picture below shows tofu balls and silk dolls (wrapped with various vegetables, eaten with dipping sauce).

The picture below is estimated to be steam pot chicken. Tofu balls and silk dolls are very refreshing. There are chain stores in Guiyang that exclusively sell silk dolls.

8.6 The meeting arranged to visit Pingtang Tianyan.

Tianyan is located in the karst depression in Dawodang, Kedu Town, Pingtang County, Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, southern Guizhou Province. Starting from Guiyang, it takes about 3.5 hours by car to arrive at the entrance of Tianyan Scenic Area. There is an experience hall at the entrance of the Sky Eye Scenic Area, which introduces the construction process of the Sky Eye and astronomical knowledge. The experience hall is free to visit, but you need to buy a 30 yuan ticket to watch the astronomical movie.

The full name of "China Sky Eye" is Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST), which is a major national scientific and technological infrastructure. It was conceived by Chinese astronomer Nan Rendong in 1994. It lasted It was built in 22 years and opened on September 25, 2016. FAST is led by the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and has my country's independent intellectual property rights. FAST is the world's largest single-aperture and most sensitive radio telescope, and its comprehensive performance is ten times that of the famous radio telescope Arecibo. As of September 12, 2018, FAST has discovered 59 high-quality pulsar candidates, of which 44 have been confirmed as newly discovered pulsars.

To visit the Tianyan Scenic Area, you need to take a bus, and the fare is 50 yuan. In order to ensure the purity of the electromagnetic environment around FAST, any electronic products are not allowed to be brought into the scenic area, including watches (mechanical and electronic), which need to be stored in the lockers at the entrance. Friends who want to take pictures need to bring their own mechanical film camera, or rent a mechanical film camera in the scenic spot, or take a photo at the photo point at the viewing point, 25 yuan a piece. You must bring cash when you enter the scenic spot. Friends who want to rent a camera must bring enough cash. The deposit needs to be 1,000 yuan. Take the shuttle bus from the entrance of the scenic spot to the foot of the mountain, climb more than 780 steps to the viewing platform on the top of the mountain, and overlook the world-famous "cauldron". It feels very shocking. Although the sun is shining, the wind is cool.

There are three reasons why the Sky Eye was built in Pingtang. One is that the landform here is close to the shape of FAST, and the amount of engineering is minimal; the other is that the karst geology here can ensure that rainwater can penetrate into the ground and will not accumulate on the surface and damage and corrode the telescope; the third is radio The telescope needs a "quiet land". There is no town within a radius of 5 kilometers near "Dawodang", and the radio environment is ideal. The cars in the scenic area are all diesel cars, because gasoline cars are ignited by electric spark plugs, which will generate electromagnetic pulse interference.

The picture below is the model of Tianyan. Since you can't bring electronic products, you can't take pictures by yourself.

The picture below is a high-end hotel where you can see the stars at the entrance of the scenic spot.

From Guiyang to Pingtang, a high-speed journey takes about 3.5 hours. Have lunch at the entrance of the scenic spot, then visit the experience hall, take the scenic shuttle bus to the foot of the mountain, climb to the viewing platform on the top of the mountain to overlook the "Chinese Sky Eye", and then return to Guiyang. It was around 8pm when we arrived at the hotel.

8.7 Take the high-speed rail from Guiyang to Kaili South, rent a car to Zhenyuan Ancient Town and Xijiang Qianhu Miao Village.

I took the high-speed rail from Guiyang North to Kaili South, and rented a car in advance on Ctrip. After getting off the high-speed rail, the service provider drove to the station to pick us up, and drove to the store in Kaili City to go through the formalities. This is the first time for me to rent a car, and it is the first time for me to rent a car online. I feel good, and the procedures are very simple. I show the ID card and driver's license of the renter. The rental fee has been prepaid when I book the car online, and I need to use a credit card when picking up the car. Prepay the violation deposit to the service provider. The violation deposit is 2,000 yuan or 3,000 yuan. Different service providers charge different standards and will be refunded after one month. The vehicle is full of fuel when picking up the car, and it must be returned with full fuel when returning the car.

In Kaili, I rented a Honda CRV. The vehicle is new and has only run less than 3000km. The vehicle is in good condition.

There are two well-known classics in Kaili, Zhenyuan Ancient Town and Xijiang Qianhu Miao Village. Zhenyuan Ancient Town is in the southeast of Kaili City, and Xijiang Qianhu Miao Village is in the northeast direction of Kaili City. Kaili City is a very clean small city.

Starting from Kaili to Zhenyuan Ancient Town, the road is basically high-speed, and the journey takes about 1.5 hours. Zhenyuan Ancient Town is a famous town in Zhenyuan County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province. Zhenyuan Ancient Town has a long history. It has a history of 2,281 years since King Qin Zhao established the county 30 years ago. Wuyang River meanders quietly through the ancient town of Zhenyuan in an "S" shape. The river is clear, and the residential houses on both sides of the river are distinctive. The streets of the ancient town are narrow, full of shops, a bit messy, not as beautiful as described.

Wide angle view of Zhenyuan Ancient Town.

Lunch at the restaurant in Linhe, Zhenyuan Ancient Town, fish in sour soup, the taste is average. The weather is very hot, and I feel that only Guiyang is cool, and other places are very hot. In addition, just in time for the summer vacation, there are a lot of people in various scenic spots, most of them are families traveling with children.

Drive from Zhenyuan Ancient Town to Xijiang Qianhu Miao Village, all the way at high speed. On the road, we encountered heavy rain and lightning at Leigong Mountain. The sky was dark, the rain was absolutely pouring, and the lightning was absolutely thunderous. The vehicles all turned on their double flashes and drove slowly. The weather in Guizhou changed quickly, and it was raining and sunny when we approached the exit of the expressway. Since there are many self-driving tourists during the summer vacation, private cars can only be parked in the parking lot at the high-speed exit after exiting the expressway (the parking fee is 30 yuan a day), and then take the free shuttle bus to the ticket gate of Qianhu Miaozhai. The ticket for the scenic spot is 60 yuan It is free for those over 60 years old. You only need to buy a transportation ticket, and the ticket is 20 yuan per person.

Guizhou's preferential policy concept for foreign tourists is very advanced. Foreign tourists are half-price tickets, foreign private cars are half-price high-speed fares, and all scenic spots are free of charge for those over 60 years old. This is something that many economically developed provinces cannot do.

After buying the ticket, walk along the long commercial street to the ticket gate of the scenic spot, and then take the traffic bus to the entrance of the scenic spot. The traffic bus ticket can take 4 traffic cars. It takes about one stop to walk from the stop of the traffic bus in the scenic spot to reach the entrance of the real Miao Village scenic spot. The road is a ramp or steps, which is a bit hard for friends who carry luggage.

Staying in a hotel under the viewing platform booked on Ctrip. The conditions are acceptable and the price is not cheap. The food on the viewing platform of the hotel tastes good. The shallots and eggs, fried bamboo shoots, and fried yellow beef taste super delicious, and the price is acceptable.

From the observation deck of the hotel, you can overlook the Miao Village in the early morning and the Miao Village in the early morning lights.

During the holidays, there are a lot of tourists in Qianhu Miao Village in Xijiang. The content of visiting Miao villages is to visit shops, eat in restaurants, shop, eat, and watch folk performances at night. This routine seems to have become a unified template for domestic ancient towns, ancient streets, and ancient city tours, which is not very meaningful. Personally, I think that visiting the Miao Village stands on the viewing platform overlooking the whole picture of the Miao Village, sitting on the viewing platform and slowly enjoying a delicious meal, chatting with friends is good, and there is really no need to visit the commercial street.

8.8 Return to Kaili to return the car, take the high-speed rail to Tongren, rent a car to Mount Fanjing.

When returning the car in Kaili, the service provider will take us to refuel first, and then send us to the high-speed rail station, which is very convenient. I feel very good about renting a car for the first time. It is very convenient and free to move around, and the price is acceptable.

I arrived in Tongren by high-speed rail and rented a car again. This time I rented a Toyota RV4, which is also a new car with only 3000km of mileage. The service provider in Tongren is more convenient. Pick up and return the car next to the high-speed rail station, and handle the procedures on the spot. It takes about 5 minutes to get it done, and drive to Fanjing Mountain.

Mount Fanjing, located in Tongren, Guizhou, is named after the "Pure Land of Brahma". Together with Mount Wutai in Shanxi, Mount Putuo in Zhejiang, Mount Emei in Sichuan, and Mount Jiuhua in Anhui, it is one of the five famous Buddhist mountains in China. But after going up the mountain, I feel that the religious atmosphere of Fanjing Mountain is not strong, the temple is very deserted, and there are no incense burners.

During the holidays, there are a lot of tourists in Fanjing Mountain, and the number of people entering the scenic spot is limited. The number of people entering the scenic spot is limited to 8,000 per day, and the entry is divided into time periods. Individual tourists can buy tickets on the WeChat public account of "Fanjingshan Ecological Tourist Zone" and enter the park with their ID cards. Tickets for the day are sold on the public account at 7:00 a.m., and tickets for the next day are sold at 8:00 a.m. every morning. There is a notice at the entrance of the scenic spot that tickets purchased on third-party websites are not recognized. Tickets for foreign tourists are 50 yuan, tour buses and cableway tickets are 180 yuan, and tickets are free for those over 60 and under 14. Due to the large number of tourists, it is too hard to queue up to buy tickets, and I am not sure about buying tickets online, so I have to entrust scalpers to buy tickets, and each person will be charged 100 yuan for hard work. There are so many people during the holidays, it may not be so tense in normal times.

The gate of Fanjing Mountain.

The hotel booked on Ctrip is a river-view room. The sound of the river outside the window is very helpful for sleep. The climate of Fanjing Mountain is cool at night, and I can sleep until dawn.

8.9 Visit Fanjing Mountain

After breakfast, the scalpers sent tickets and told them that they could enter the scenic spot before 9 o’clock. They only knew by swiping their ID cards at the entrance of the scenic spot. The tickets they bought were tickets for entering the park at 12:30. What a waste of time! Fortunately, the hotel is not far away. Plan B is adopted. Return to the hotel to rest first, and enter the park after lunch. The beef in clear soup in the hotel is very delicious, which has laid the energy for climbing in the afternoon.

At 12 o'clock, I went to the queue at the entrance of the scenic spot and queued for three and a half hours. After 4 ID verifications, I checked once at the queue at the entrance of the scenic spot, once at the entrance of the scenic spot, once by traffic car, and once by cableway. Because the scenic spot uses ID card electronic tickets, the scenic spot tickets, traffic tickets, and cableway tickets are all electronic, and all need to swipe the ID card for verification.

The main landscapes of Mount Fanjing are Mushroom Stone, Red Cloud Golden Summit and Old Golden Summit. At present, Hongyun Jinding is not open for maintenance, leaving a little regret, and I will go again next time.

Arrive at the cableway station at 15:30, and walk through the 750-meter wooden plank road to Mushroom Stone. It feels like it's not as tall as in the picture, it seems to have shrunk a few sizes.

Looking at the Red Cloud Golden Summit from the old Golden Summit.

The red cloud golden roof in the clouds and mist appears and disappears from time to time.

The picture below is the portrait stone (named by myself) next to the Mushroom Stone, which looks quite like the head of a minority man with a Baotou.

The picture below shows the scriptures of thousands of volumes. According to legend, Tang Monk Xuanzang came back from the West to learn Buddhist scriptures and made a special trip to Fanjing Mountain to pay homage to the Maitreya Buddha. Because the white dragon horse accidentally stumbled and scattered a pile of scriptures, the scriptures took root on the ground, creating a unique landscape of today's Fanjing Mountain - ten thousand volumes of scriptures. The legend is just a story, which should be the product of geological movement.

At 8:45 p.m., I took the cableway down the mountain and was fortunate to be the last tourist to leave Fanjing Mountain that day. It is basically hopeless to climb Fanjing Mountain to compete for the first place, but it is still possible to be the last. After two ID card verifications, take the last cableway box and the last traffic car down the mountain, and leave the scenic spot at 21:30.

The red building in the picture below is the Buddha Worshiping Platform. The mountain on the right hand side of the Buddha Worshiping Platform is the Old Golden Summit, and you can vaguely see the Lantern Hall on the Old Golden Summit.

Hongyun Jinding is not open due to maintenance, so it can only be seen from a distance, and it also reserves the expectation for the next visit.

8.10 Drive back to Tongren and go to Phoenix Ancient City.

Drive back to Tongren and head to Fenghuang Ancient City. Tongren is located in the east of Guizhou, bordering Hunan; Fenghuang is located in the west of Hunan, bordering Guizhou. Tongren is less than 60km away from Fenghuang, and can be reached in less than 1 hour by high-speed driving.

The ancient city of Fenghuang was first built in the 43rd year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1704), and its ancient appearance still remains after more than 300 years. The ancient city buildings of the east gate and the north gate are still there. Qingshiban streets in the city, wooden stilted buildings by the river, Chaoyang Palace, Ancient City Museum, Yang Family Ancestral Hall, Shen Congwen's Former Residence, Xiong Xiling's Former Residence, Tianwang Temple, Dacheng Hall, Longevity Palace and other buildings.

Tickets are free for visiting the ancient city of Fenghuang, but you need to buy tickets to visit some scenic spots in the ancient city. The pass for nine scenic spots in the ancient city is 128 yuan, 70 yuan for those over 60 years old, and 40 yuan if you buy tickets for each scenic spot separately. In this regard, the gap between Hunan and Guizhou is not small. A few years ago, the ancient city of Fenghuang also caused dissatisfaction among tourists and businessmen due to the issue of tickets for scenic spots. Now the ancient city of Fenghuang has canceled the tickets for scenic spots and replaced them with tickets for scenic spots.

The ancient city of Fenghuang is still good, the roads are clean and tidy, but the urban area of ​​Fenghuang outside the ancient city is a bit dirty and messy. Guide map of Fenghuang ancient city scenic spot.

The archway in the ancient city of Fenghuang, the text of "Phoenix City" was inscribed by Premier Zhu Rongji.

Buy a scenic spot pass at the Ancient City Museum next to the archway, and visit the Ancient City Museum first.

The Ancient City Museum is a private museum built in a century-old house. The old house was originally the residence of three generations of Chen Baozhen's family in Fenghuang Daotai in the late Qing Dynasty. The museum exhibits old objects collected from the people, and Zhenguanbao is an imperial stele. At the same time, the brief introduction of Chen Baozhen's family in Fenghuang Daotai is exhibited. Chen Baozhen set the family rule of "never be an official and never buy property" for his descendants, so none of his descendants became officials. Chen Sanli, Chen Shizeng, the leader of the modern painting circle, Chen Yinke, the great historian of a generation, and Chen Fenghuai, the great-grandson of Chen Baozhen, are one of the founders of the Lushan Botanical Garden and are known as "the father of the Chinese Botanical Garden". Chen Baozhen's family "one family, four generations and five masters" has 5 independent entries in "Ci Hai", and is the most dazzling cultural family in modern Chinese history.

Known as the ancient city museum, but there are not many exhibitions related to the origin, changes, history, and humanistic features of the ancient city, and the organization of the exhibition content is not in place, and the cultural connotation is less. The lack of cultural connotation is also evident in Shen Congwen's former residence. It is quite a cultural scenic spot, but the cultural connotation of the display content does not seem to be profound. The next two pictures are the gate and courtyard of the Ancient City Museum.

Then visit the former residence of Shen Congwen. Shen Congwen is a famous Chinese writer, researcher of historical relics, and a native of Fenghuang, Hunan. His works include novels such as "The Long River" and "Border Town". Shen Congwen is called "the person who can write love letters best in the world" by many literary youths, and he is a warm man. Shen Congwen and his wife Zhang Zhaohe have spent 59 years hand in hand. He said to his wife Zhang Zhaohe: "We love each other for a lifetime, and life is too short." It is a book that many women love very much.

Walk along the main street of the ancient city to the edge of the Tuojiang River, passing Tianhou Palace on the road, which used to be the Temple of the City God. After the development of tourism in the ancient city of Fenghuang, it was rebuilt into Tianhou Palace, free to visit. It is said that there were fake monks cheating money in the past, but it does not exist now. There is a tortoise known as a thousand-year-old tortoise in Tianhou Temple. Many tourists put coins on the back of the tortoise.

Arriving at the Tuojiang River, the characteristics of the ancient city of Fenghuang are presented in front of you, which is very beautiful! The Qingqing Tuojiang River passes through the ancient city of Fenghuang. Diaojiaolou by the river, Fengyu Bridge across the river, Qinglong Mountain behind the building, Shawan loess ridge in front of the building, Fengyu Bridge, Wanming Pagoda, and Diaojiaolou are reflected in the Qingqing Tuojiang River. The scenery blending with mountains and rivers reveals a kind of beauty and aura.

There are several wind and rain bridges on the Tuojiang River, from upstream to downstream are Xueqiao, Hongqiao, Fengqiao, Wuqiao, Yunqiao and so on.

The picture below is the wind bridge.

The picture below is Wanming Tower.

It's hot and my shirt is soaked! In time for the summer vacation, there are a lot of people. The stilted buildings by the river are all inns where you can stay. Since there are no vehicles in the scenic area, the scenic area is basically a stone road. It is very hard to drag your luggage in from outside the scenic area. It is recommended to use a backpack.

Wanming Pagoda is located on the bank of the Tuojiang River, facing the Xiachang Pavilion with carved beams and painted buildings to the east, and the imposing Fengyu Bridge to the west. The predecessor of the pagoda was a paper furnace tower built in the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty for burning calligraphy paper, which was later destroyed. Proposed by the famous painter Huang Yongyu in 1985, the masses raised funds and the government supported it. It was completed in 1988, hence the name "Wanming Pagoda".

Cross the Wind Bridge, walk along the banks of the Tuojiang River, and enter the Longevity Palace. Wanshou Palace, also known as Jiangxi Guild Hall, was built by Jiangxi people who did business in Fenghuang in the 20th year of Qianlong in Qing Dynasty (1755). In the fourth year of Xianfeng (1854), Yang Si built Xiachang Pavilion on the west side; in the seventeenth year of the Republic of China (1928), he built Yanglou on the north side of the gate. There is a Phoenix Art Museum in the Longevity Palace, which exhibits paintings about phoenixes by young painters. Xiachang Pavilion is located in the courtyard of Longevity Palace but it is not open. Several oil paintings in the exhibit are very tasteful.

Going forward, you will see Hongqiao, the landmark scenic spot of Fenghuang Ancient City. Hongqiao was first built in the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, with a history of more than 600 years. The attic on the bridge was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution, and the attic on the Hongqiao Bridge was restored in 2000 according to the original design.

Hongqiao is now full of sales points and food stalls. The air in Hongqiao is not very circulated, and there is a smell of spicy hot pot, which is very unusable. If the interior of the Hongqiao is changed to a quiet place such as the Phoenix Scenery Photo Exhibition, it will improve the grade, and it will also allow visitors to overlook the Tuojiang River from the bridge.

Going across the Hongqiao is the Tian Family Ancestral Hall. The Tian Family Ancestral Hall was built by Tian Xingshu, an imperial envoy during the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty and an admiral of Guizhou.

On the streets of the ancient city, many local vendors sell fruits. There is a kind of fruit that has never been seen before and looks like plastic. The vendors call it "golden fruit", and some call it "honey fruit". Feeling curious, I bought 9 pieces for 10 yuan. I tasted it and found out that this kind of fruit is actually an olive fruit. I don’t know how to make it look like this. I tasted half of it and felt that it smelled like medicine. I guess it was dyed with some kind of chemical. Deal with it, throw it all into the trash can, and be deceived. Eat a little to gain wisdom, spend money to buy a lesson, and never buy food that is not natural in the future!

The night view of the ancient city of Fenghuang is very beautiful. The lights of the buildings, the reflections in the water, the moon in the sky, the lanterns of the cruise ships, and the changing lasers reflect each other in the water and the air. People say that the night view of Zhenyuan Ancient Town is also very beautiful. I didn’t visit Zhenyuan at night this time. If I have a chance to go again in the future, it might change my impression of Zhenyuan.

The picture above is the night view of Hongqiao.

The next three pictures are the night views of Fengqiao and Wanming Pagoda.

In the ancient city of Fenghuang, on both sides of the Tuojiang River, the clear river flows slowly, and there are row upon row of stilted buildings by the riverside.

The rock-tiaoqiao and wooden bridges on the river are for tourists to cross the river, and tourists can take a cruise along the river from the boating pier of the Tuojiang River. The river here is very shallow, no knees, and many children are playing in the water.

This trip to the ancient city of Fenghuang is just in time for the holiday period, there are too many people, and the weather is too hot, and I am soaked. The next time you go, choose a spring and autumn season, a normal time, don't join in the fun with the holiday crowd, and don't catch the hot weather and get steamed. For friends traveling by car, it is best to live in the urban area of ​​Fenghuang, where parking will be more convenient, and then walk around the ancient city of Fenghuang. Phoenix is ​​not a big city, and it is very convenient to walk.

The paid scenic spots in Fenghuang Ancient City are similar, and you can choose to visit a few, and you don’t need to see all of them. If you have time, sit in a bar by the river at night, drink a glass of beer or a drink, watch the lights on both sides of the river, and the cruise ships in the river in a daze, leisurely.

The picture below is the snow bridge upstream, and the viaduct in the distance is the road.

Below is the Fog Bridge downstream.

On 8.11, drive back to Tongren from Fenghuang, return the car, take the high-speed rail to Guiyang North, transfer to the bullet train to Zunyi, and check into the hotel.

Since the tickets on the Internet were sold out a few days ago, I used the ticket grabbing function of 12306 to buy high-speed rail tickets. The ticket grabbing fee from Guiyang to Zunyi was almost the same as the ticket price. Fortunately, I got a ticket and did not delay the itinerary.

8.12 Visit the site of the Zunyi Conference, rent a car and drive around Loushan Pass.

The hotel is very close to the site of the Zunyi Conference and can be reached on foot.

The Zunyi Conference site can be visited free of charge with ID card. Relevant content of the Red Army's Long March is exhibited in the exhibition hall in the Zunyi Conference site. Surrounding the Zunyi Conference site are the former site of the General Political Department of the Red Army, Chen Yun and Zunyi Conference, Yang Shangkun Exhibition and other places to visit. Due to the long history of the building, the small building of the Zunyi Conference site is no longer allowed to go up the building, so the place where the meeting was held back then cannot be seen. Fortunately, we have been here decades ago, this time it is a revisit.

Zunyi was one of the five revolutionary holy places in Shaoshan, Jinggangshan, Zunyi, Yan'an and Beijing. The Zunyi Conference has a very important and unique position in the history of the development of the Communist Party of China. It is the beginning of the establishment of Comrade Mao Zedong's leadership in the Communist Party of China and a great turning point for the Communist Party of China from victory to victory.

The exhibition hall at the site of the Zunyi Conference displays the development history of the Communist Party of China and related historical materials of the Zunyi Conference and the Long March, which should be carefully visited.

After visiting the site of the Zunyi Conference, come out from the back door and continue to visit Chen Yun and the Zunyi Conference along Hongjun Street (a lot of the records of the Zunyi Conference are from Chen Yun’s notes), Yang Shangkun Exhibition (there is a historical relic donated by Yang Shangkun’s family in the exhibition hall , is a piece of shrapnel that was picked up from Yang Shangkun's ashes and remained in Yang Shangkun's body for 63 years. Yang Shangkun was injured during the Long March in 1935, and this piece of shrapnel remained in his body), the former site of the General Political Department of the Red Army (the General Political Department of the Red Army was located at that time inside a church) and other attractions.

The next 2 pictures are the exhibition hall.

Chen Yun and Zunyi.

Former site of the General Political Department of the Red Army.

At noon, I picked up the car I rented online. This time it was a white car with a Guangdong E license plate. The service provider told me that the toll for small cars with foreign license plates is halved in Guizhou. This policy encourages self-driving tourists from other places. In addition, the police in Guizhou are very tolerant of vehicles from other places. Generally, they do not impose fines or score points for violations, and only give verbal warnings, which is very considerate!

Drive to Loushanguan, the distance from Zunyi city to Loushanguan scenic spot is about 50km, and the journey takes about 1 hour.

Loushanguan Scenic Area only needs to buy a transportation ticket, 50 yuan. It takes about half an hour to reach the top of the mountain by bus - Xifengtai. The name of Xifengtai is taken from Chairman Mao's poem - Yiqin'e. Loushanguan. The west wind is strong, and the geese in the sky are called frost morning moon. In the frosty morning moon, the sound of horseshoes breaking, and the sound of horns swallowing. Xiongguan Road is really like iron, and now it is over from the beginning. From the beginning, the Cangshan Mountain is like the sea, and the setting sun is like blood.

Only by being there can you appreciate the artistic conception of Chairman Mao's poems. Looking down from the peak of Loushanguan, the vast mountains undulate like waves, and you can really feel the feeling of "Cangshan is like the sea". Just as we felt when we went to Liupan Mountain a few years ago, it was really called "the sky is high and the clouds are light".

The Xifeng Terrace on the top of Loushanguan Mountain, next to the Xifeng Terrace, there are Guanhai Tower and Xizhao Pavilion. The Guanhai Tower requires a fee to climb the tower. Since the height of the Guanhai Tower is not as high as the peak of the Xifengtai, you can climb to the top to view the sea.

From the Xifeng Terrace, you can overlook the continuous and undulating mountains, and the artistic conception of "Cangshan is like the sea" is displayed in front of you. As the saying goes, climb high to view the sea, and westerly range rover. Take the traffic car down to the Loushanguan Battlefield and the Loushanguan Red Army Battle Site Exhibition Hall.

Loushanguan is located at the junction of Guizhou and Sichuan, and now it is the junction of Guizhou and Chongqing. The Red Army fought two battles at Loushan Pass. The first time was to ensure the rest of the main force of the Red Army in Zunyi and the safety of the Zunyi Conference. The Red Army captured Loushan Pass to prevent the enemy from southern Sichuan from attacking Zunyi. The second time was when the Red Army crossed Chishui for the second time and conquered Loushan Pass again when they returned to Zunyi. The first Loushanguan battle was the first victory of the Red Army since the Long March. It annihilated four regiments of the Guizhou Army, which showed the great combat effectiveness of the Red Army under the guidance of Mao Zedong's military thought after the adjustment of the main military leaders at the Zunyi Conference.

Drive back to the hotel from Loushanguan.

8.13 Visit the Zunyi Red Army Martyrs Cemetery. Drive to Meijiuhe Scenic Area and visit Maotai Town.

After breakfast, walk to visit the Zunyi Red Army Martyrs Cemetery. After climbing 308 steps, there is a tall monument with an inscription written by Comrade Deng Ping. Behind the monument is the tomb of Comrade Deng Ping and the Wall of Martyrs.

On the back of the monument is the Red Army Tomb, where a little Red Army soldier who died in Zunyi is buried. The little Red Army soldier was a health worker who was killed after he went out to treat the fellow villagers and fell behind. The local villagers buried him and called the Red Army Tomb. In the legend, the image of this Red Army health worker gradually became a female Red Army, and the local villagers worshiped her as a "Bodhisattva". Until 1965, the old Red Army and President Zhong of the Third Military Medical University led the trainees to Zunyi. After hearing the story of the "Red Army Grave", he recalled Long Siquan, a health worker who fell behind and did not know where he was. Only then did he determine the identity of the Little Red Army soldier. The bronze statue of the female Red Army in front of the Red Army's grave is regarded by the local people as a Bodhisattva who can cure all diseases, and it is shiny after being touched.

Drive to Maotai Town, about 100km from Zunyi to Maotai Town, all the way at high speed. After getting off the expressway, go to Meijiuhe Scenic Area first. Meijiuhe Scenic Area is about 50km away from Maotai Town, and the journey takes about 1.5 hours. The speed limit in most sections is 40, and the road is basically full of wineries.

Drive to the Meijiu River Scenic Area and drive along the Chishui River. The three big characters "Meijiuhe" are engraved on the cliff of Wugongyan on the south bank of the Chishui River, written by the famous calligrapher Shao Huaze, and always appear in CCTV's wine advertisements. The "Meijiu River" cliff carving is located on the side of the road, with a special viewing platform, and the plank road is currently being built. From the perspective of photography, it is better to go in the morning, the sun is the light, we arrived at noon, the sun is the top light. The water of Chishui River is turbid now, but it will become clear after the Double Ninth Festival.

Return to Maotai Town to visit the Chinese Wine Culture City, the ticket is 60 yuan, free for those over 60 years old. The policeman on duty at the gate was very polite and asked where the car was parked. He replied that foreign cars can be parked on the side of the road, but local cars cannot. Fortunately, there are spare spaces in the parking lot in front of the Cultural City, and there is no charge for parking.

China Wine Culture City is invested and constructed by Maotai Liquor Group. It exhibits wine making legends, wine making process, Chinese wine ceremony and so on.

From the content of the exhibition, I learned about wine customs, and I have seen that drinking is particular. Chinese people drink Tusu wine, pepper wine, and cypress wine on New Year’s Eve and Chinese New Year, implying auspiciousness, health, and longevity; drinking calamus wine and realgar wine on Dragon Boat Festival have multiple meanings of praying for peace, health care, and warding off evil spirits; drinking osmanthus wine in Mid-Autumn Festival , implying happiness and happiness; drinking chrysanthemum wine and dogwood wine on Chongyang Festival means dispelling disasters, warding off evil spirits, prolonging life and praying for blessings.

The current national liquor Moutai was officially formed in 1952, and was produced by the Moutai Distillery formed by the merger of the original Chengyi, Ronghe and Hengxing burning houses. The former Moutai refers to the wine produced in Moutai Town, not the current "Feitian" or "Red Star" Moutai. The Moutai produced by the three burning houses are called Hua Mao, Wang Mao and Lai Mao respectively.

The Moutai Famous Liquor Center displays the production process of Moutai, displaying a variety of Moutai of different years, famous wines from various countries, famous wines from various provinces in China, Moutai related to celebrities, and stories about Moutai diplomacy.

The production of Moutai is produced by several unique conditions such as environment, climate, geology, water source, microorganisms, "red tassel" glutinous sorghum, and cannot be copied. Seen in the Meijiu River, the current Chishui River is muddy yellow. The color of the Chishui River changes with the seasons. Every year during the rainy season, the mountains and rivers wash away, and the red sand flows into the river. The river is brownish red, so it is called Chishui River. In the Double Ninth Festival, the Chishui River returns to its clear and pure color, and at this time it is the season for feeding Moutai, and the annual brewing cycle begins.

The sculpture of Moutai can be found in many high-speed rest areas along the way.

Sip Moutai.

Moutai, the national liquor, is the crown of Yuye. It is known as a political wine that expresses Chinese wisdom, a military wine that inspires heroism, a legendary red wine, a cultural wine that highlights a long history, a famous wine that is famous all over the world, a celebration wine that shows victory and success, and a green and organic healthy wine that highlights communication Diplomatic wine for ability, friendship wine for social harmony, high-end wine for status and taste.

The Wine Culture City allows each visitor to buy 2 bottles of Moutai boutique wine, 3800 yuan a bottle, really high-end wine! There is a Moutai Tasting Center in the Liquor Culture City, where you can taste different types and years of Moutai for a fee. 10ml of 50-year-old Moutai is 399 yuan.

There are countless wineries in Maotai Town, row upon row of shops selling wine, restaurants and hotels sell all kinds of Maotai-flavored finished wine and bulk wine, and the whole town of Maotai is filled with a faint smell of distiller's yeast. . The next two pictures show the large wine tanks in various shops.

After dinner, walk to enjoy the night view of Maotai Town. Many tourists say that the night view of Maotai Town is good. On the 1915 Square in the center of Maotai Town, the sound power of the square dance is huge and deafening. It seems that the square dance here is still in its infancy.

The square is called 1915 square because Moutai won the gold medal at the "1915 Panama International Exposition" held in San Francisco, USA in 1915, and is known as the world's three major distilled liquors together with French cognac and British Scotch whiskey. The night view of Maotai Town is average, lacks a sense of design, and the lighting is a bit messy. At 9:30 p.m., there will be a projected light show on the building opposite the square by the river.

The picture below is the chain bridge at Maotai Ferry.

The picture below is the core block of Maotai Town - Yangliuwan Street.

Maotai Town was the hub where Sichuan salt entered Guizhou and Qin merchants gathered in Maotai. Judging from the display in the Liquor Culture City, Moutai began to be famous during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. It became a national liquor after liberation. This is closely related to the role of Moutai in the Red Army when the Red Army passed Moutai.

On August 14, visit the Red Army’s Long March and pass the Maotai Exhibition Hall, go to Huairen to see Guojiumen and the first bottle in the world, return to Zunyi and return to Guiyang by high-speed rail.

The exhibition hall of the Red Army's Long March through Maotai is located in the Memorial Park of the Red Army's crossing of Chishui four times. There are many interesting stories about the Red Army and Maotai in the exhibition hall.

Sidu Chishui Monument.

Maotai Ferry is the ferry for the Red Army to cross Chishui three times. Sidu Chishui is Chairman Mao's very proud work in his life, a stroke of genius, and a model of mobile warfare. Just as the song of the Long March said: Soldiers walk the world with their feet, crossing Chishui four times and sending out strange soldiers. The Wujiang River was crossed by natural dangers, and the soldiers came to Guiyang to force Kunming. The enemy abandoned his armor and dropped his bong, and our army took advantage of the victory to catch up. To transfer the tiger away from the mountain to attack the sands, Chairman Mao's military use is really like a god.

The following is an excerpt from the exhibition in the Maotai Exhibition Hall of the Red Army's Long March - "Moutai in the Writings of the Red Army", which is very interesting.

After the Red Army occupied Moutai, the commanders and fighters not only used Moutai to heal their injuries, but also tasted the famous Moutai at home and abroad, which left a deep impression and good memory, and wrote a special glorious page in the history of the Long March.

Li Zhimin, who was the Political Commissar of the Teaching Battalion of the Third Red Army Corps when the Red Army marched through Moutai, recalled: Here, I remembered an interesting thing: it was March 15, 1935, when the Third Red Army Corps was preparing to cross Chishui three times. The teaching battalion withdrew from the Luban field together with the brothers and moved to Moutai Town. The people in the town were deceived and threatened by the enemy and ran away. A few soldiers were looking for a well in the town to cook for someone, and accidentally found the Moutai. The wine cellar opened the lid of the wine cellar, and smelled the aroma of the wine, so they took a sip out of a tea mug out of curiosity. He poured the wine back into the cellar for fear of getting drunk and making trouble. At this time, a soldier remembered that baijiu can soothe the muscles and muscles. His legs were sore and numb after marching and fighting for days. Before going to bed, he wiped his legs and feet with baijiu. The march tomorrow must be much easier. , everyone dipped their fingers in Moutai, rubbed their calves and feet, and it was warm and comfortable. How could a cup of wine be enough for a class? They used washbasins to hold the wine, and the whole class came to wipe their feet. All of a sudden, the news spread to ten, ten, and hundreds, and the news spread like wildfire. They all took tea mugs and washbasins to the wine cellar to buy Moutai, and some even put the wine in the washbasin, soaked their feet in turn, and massaged each other. My guard got the news from nowhere, and quietly poured half a pot of Moutai to soak my feet. I asked him, "Where did it come from?" He told me the situation, I felt so bad, and criticized He violated the discipline of the masses, but the guard still argued nonchalantly: "The wine cellars are everywhere, like wells, just hit them casually. Brother troops have already used this method to soak their feet, and you still criticize me!" I see that the wine has already been opened. And put it in the washbasin (the washbasin was used for three purposes at that time: washing face, washing feet and holding food), and pouring it back made the wine cellar dirty, so I had to write a note and ask the guards to bring it to the supply office, asking them to leave it tomorrow. A few silver dollars were given to the wine shop owner as compensation. Then, according to the method taught by the guards, first soak the feet, and then massage and rub them. Sure enough, the feet were warm and warm that night, and I had a good night's sleep. I walked very easily and comfortably the next day.

Zeng Kelin, who served in the cadres of the Military Commission when the Red Army marched through Moutai, recalled: Moutai Town is the hometown of Moutai liquor, and there are several wineries and workshops by the Chishui River. Before March 15th, the teaching camp of the First Red Army Corps first entered Maotai Town. Everyone found that the streets and alleys of Maotai Town were full of alcohol. In addition to the long-distance march, they were very tired. They all wanted to relax, so they used Maotai wine to wipe their faces, wash their hair, wash your feet. Because Moutai can relax tendons, activate blood circulation, reduce inflammation and reduce swelling, the soldiers feel happy and beautiful.

Two days later, large troops came to Maotai Town. After Vice Chairman Zhou Enlai arrived with our cadre group, he saw some soldiers wiping their feet and faces with wine, and was very angry. Kweichow Moutai, which won the gold medal at the Panama International Exposition!" Then he told the history of Moutai. After hearing Vice Chairman Zhou's criticism, the comrades in the teaching camp were ashamed and immediately corrected their mistakes. We stayed in Maotai Town for three days and tasted the famous and refreshing Maotai liquor. Before leaving, the logistics department raised funds to buy another batch of Moutai, and distributed two or three bottles to each of us. From then on, we kept it with us and drank it when we had to. We didn't finish it until we passed the grass.

Li Yimeng, who was the head of the propaganda section of the Propaganda Department of the Red Army’s General Political Department at the time, recalled that when the Red Army went to Maotai on the Long March, he could also get Maotai wine when he was traveling between the Chishui River in Guizhou. When in Xuanwei, Yunnan, you can also get the famous Yunnan Xuanwei ham. As for Moutai, some people drank it all in one go, and some even used it to wash their feet, saying that it relaxes tendons and activates blood circulation. Only Shao Shiping was thoughtful, poured out the water in the kettle, and poured a kettle of Moutai wine. After that, he took a sip occasionally on the march, enjoying himself leisurely.

Wang Yaonan, who was the commander of the engineering company at the headquarters when the Red Army marched through Moutai, recalled: Comrade Chen Changfeng, Comrade Mao Zedong's guard, and Comrade Wei Guolu, Comrade Zhou Enlai's guard, came to me at the same time, took my hand and whispered: "Company Commander Wang, Can I get some wine to wipe my feet?" I knew these two little ghosts before the Long March started, and I thought they were just looking for a topic, but actually wanted to have a drink. But then I thought about it, Moutai is the birthplace of the famous Moutai wine at home and abroad, so I finally came to this place, shouldn't I have a taste! What's more, it has been almost two months since I set off from Zunyi in late January. I have been fighting and marching all the way. At that time, the engineer company lived next to a winery near the river, and I heard that the price of wine was not very expensive. So, I led them to the winery to buy wine. There was no container for the wine, so we found two sections of bamboo with a thick bowl mouth and half a person's height, and used a red-hot iron bar to pierce the middle bamboo joints, leaving only the last bamboo joint, and then filled the bamboo tube. Fill it up with wine and cork it tightly with a corn scoop. When I handed four vain silver dollars to the owner of the winery at the current price, he was so excited that he didn't know what to do, and said with all his might: "Army, I'll pay you back for this wine. I lived to be in my 40s. It's the first time I've seen it!"

When we carried the bamboo tube back to the grove, the chiefs were gathering under a big camphor tree to study the next move of the troops, and there was a large-scale military map spread out on the ground. Comrade Mao Zedong saw us coming and asked: "What are you carrying?" Comrade Chen Changfeng replied: "Company Commander Wang made some wine and wiped his legs and feet to drive away fatigue." Comrade Mao Zedong smiled and said: "Maotai is Famous place for wine. However, it’s a pity to wipe your feet.” Then I asked me: “How is the bridge?” I said: “In order to prevent enemy planes from blowing up the chain bridge and affecting the actions of the troops, we are organizing forces to build bridges in Zhushabao and The bridges at the two ferry crossings of Guanyin Temple are almost ready." After hearing this, Comrade Mao Zedong nodded and said, "Okay! We need to buy time. The enemy planes are coming again, and the air defense company will fire a few bullets. good".

Deng Yingchao recalled: At the beginning of the Red Army's Long March, all the way was blocked, there was a lack of medical treatment, and there were many casualties. On the way to Moutai, Premier Zhou told everyone that we did not come to drink Moutai, but to use Moutai to heal injuries (the highest alcohol content of Moutai at that time was 72 degrees). Therefore, all Moutai was used instead of red syrup and purple syrup to wipe wounds of soldiers. Moutai has a lot of trace ingredients that infiltrate from the soil, whether it is used externally or drunk internally, it is particularly good for the human body. After drinking, it can sterilize and refresh yourself, and promote blood circulation. Many of the wounded and sick who cannot walk can continue to walk. The Red Army was able to reach Yan'an smoothly, and Moutai made a great contribution.

The reason why Moutai later became the national liquor should be closely related to the profound influence it left in the Red Army.

Drive to the National Wine Gate and the First Bottle in the World in Renhuai City.

We returned the car at Zunyi Station, and the enthusiastic staff took us to the departure floor of the station. The service is super good, I like it!

8.15 Visit Guizhou Provincial Museum and Jiaxiu Building.

The new building of the Guizhou Provincial Museum was built in the new district of Guiyang City. Opposite the museum is a building similar to a reed, which is very unique.

The museum can be visited with an ID card ticket. The museum regularly plays two 20-minute 4D films, "The Kingdom of Paleontology" and "The Adventures of Praise Birds". It is very interesting to watch it for free with an ID card. Friends who want to watch 4D movies remember to go to the automatic ticket machine in front of the theater to collect tickets with their ID cards after entering the museum, and then arrange other items according to the movie show time, otherwise the number of viewing tickets may be insufficient when there are many people. The concept of the Guizhou Provincial Museum is very advanced, all items are free of charge, there is a buffet lunch at a reasonable price at noon, and the cultural and creative products are also good. However, there is still room for further improvement in the exhibition content of the museum. For example, the content about the historical evolution of Guizhou needs to be further sorted out and strengthened.

When we visited the museum, the French Eagle-Napoleon Cultural Relics Touring Exhibition was being exhibited at the Guizhou Provincial Museum, and there were commentators at designated points. I have seen this exhibition in Liaoning Museum before, but I was not as impressed as this time.

After visiting the touring exhibition of Napoleon's cultural relics, you can take pictures in Napoleon's costume for free at the exit. Wearing Napoleon-era clothing, you can pose with your hands in the middle of your jacket. According to the narrator, in the era of Napoleon, putting your hands in your jacket was a sign of culture and education. In the exhibition, there is a portrait of Napoleon in this pose.

girl in costume.

The picture below shows the treasure of the museum - the bronze chariots and horses of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

From the museum to the landmark of Guiyang - Jiaxiu Tower.

8.16 Return to Xi'an by flight.

Return to Xi'an by flight, and return to your home in Rongqiaocheng by special car.