Foreword, Falconry——My Foreword and Self-Report

【The origin of this trip】

Many friends who have read my travel notes may know that I have been to Guizhou many times, but after going there many times, I still like to go to Guizhou. Not for anything else, just because there is a shining point that can touch me. Just like the folk song "I'm Waiting for You in Guizhou" about Guizhou, when the sky is blue and the flowers are blooming, I will be waiting for you in Guizhou...

【Introduction of this trip】

Departure City: Changsha

Travel days: 3 days

Experience scenic spots: Gaodang Ancient Village, Dragon Palace, Wumeng Prairie, Tuole Ginkgo Tree

Alright, next, the fun begins, please enjoy my travel notes~


Raiders, Eagle Walk - Itinerary Catalog,

Preparation

[11.3 first day]

Changsha→Anshun

Morning: depart from Changsha, arrive in Anshun (3.5 hours)

Afternoon: Dragon Palace (4 o'clock)

Accommodation: Anshun City

[11.4 Day Two]

Anshun → Liupanshui

Morning: Gaodang Village (2 o'clock)

Afternoon: Go to Wumeng Prairie (3-4 o'clock)

Accommodation: Wumeng Grassland

[11.4 Day Two] Liupanshui

Morning: Wumeng Grassland (3 o'clock)

Afternoon: Tuole Ginkgo Tree (3 o'clock)

Accommodation: Liupanshui


Preparation

When traveling, the most important task and the most urgent task is to make a strategy. Next, the eagle will introduce the ways and methods of the eagle to everyone. Items for this event:

1. Documents:

① ID card, this is the first and most important, whether you are staying in a hotel or taking transportation, you must have this.

② Bank card, in fact, in today's very convenient online payment, it's okay not to take a bank card, but it is recommended to take it to be prepared.

2. Photographic equipment: Camera: Canon 6D2

Lens: 17-40 F4.0 (wide angle), 70-200 F2.8 (telephoto)

Mobile phone: Apple 6 (although the picture quality of the mobile phone is not good, but it is convenient for street sweeping)

Accessories: shutter cable, tripod, light reduction mirror, spare battery, camera bag

3. Personal items:

① Clothes, if you don’t pay attention to them, you can wear light clothes. If you are particular, it is recommended to prepare appropriate clothing for the occasion.

② Toiletries, in addition to toothbrush, toothpaste, towels, and skin care products, if you are not used to the hotel toiletries, you can also take the ones you are used to.

③Umbrella: I don’t know if you have encountered such a situation. If you go out without an umbrella, it will definitely rain. Therefore, it is recommended to bring an umbrella, which is very light in weight and very practical.

4. Supplies to be carried selectively:

①Laptop, as a professional traveler, a notebook is a must. Whether it is retouching or writing manuscripts, it needs to be used. For ordinary tourists, Eagle suggests that you can choose not to carry it.

②Change, if you take a taxi all the way out, the cost will be very high. It is recommended to prepare some change for use when taking the bus.

PS: Of course, these pre-departure preparations are only general, and the preparations may not be the same for different departure places and different travel methods. It is recommended to carry something streamlined so that you will not be too tired.


Mysterious, Dragon Palace

When traveling to Anshun, many people go to the Huangguoshu Waterfall. It is true that the magnificent Huangguoshu Waterfall is as thrilling and fascinating as the ocean. However, there is another beautiful place in Anshun, and that is the Dragon Palace.

Dragon Palace is located in Xixiu District of Anshun City, 27 kilometers away from the urban area of ​​Anshun City, and is closer to Huangguoshu Waterfall. The natural resources here are also very rich, such as karst caves, canyons, waterfalls, peak forests, cliffs, streams, stone forests, funnels, underground rivers and other karst geological landforms are concentrated here.

Friends who have been to the Dragon Palace may have heard a sentence, that is, "the karst in the world is all in the Dragon Palace". It is true that in Guizhou Province, karst landforms are actually very common, but it is really unique that they are so densely packed together like the Dragon Palace.

When I first arrived at the Dragon Palace, I just encountered a hazy drizzle. The hazy Dragon Palace is like the Jiangnan water town in March when the fireworks are in full bloom.

Walking along the plank road by the lake, there is a rather large cave at the end. Inside the cave, there is a rushing waterfall - Longmen Waterfall, which is more than 50 meters high and 26 meters wide. The mountain splits the stone, which is magnificent. The flying waterfall water of Longmen Waterfall appears faintly like a silver chain in the slightly dark cave, which is very mysterious.

Cross the bridge at the Longmen Waterfall, climb up the elevator, and you will come to the Tianchi area. The Tianchi in the Dragon Palace is also called Xiangshui Longtan. It is the place with the lowest natural radiation dose rate in the world as determined by the China Atomic Energy Agency.

And by boat from Tianchi, you can reach the underground underground river cave known as "China's most beautiful water cave". It is said that this section of water-karst cave is 15 kilometers long, which is the longest in China. Unfortunately, only two sections are currently open, only about 1260 meters.

Entering the cave by cruise ship, the blue sky and white clouds are replaced by colorful stalactites, and the magical charm created by nature is more vividly displayed here. At present, the cave is divided into two sections, the first entrance and the second entrance.

Once you enter the palace, it is 840 meters long and consists of five parts: Qunlong Welcome Hall, Embossed Mural Hall, Five Dragons Protecting Treasure Hall, Crystal Palace, and Gaoxia Yougu Palace. Walking in it by boat, the colorful scenery is extremely shocking.

The second entrance palace is 400 meters long, and it is divided into four halls. Under the background of the lights, during walking, it feels like a tunnel of time and space, but it is also very mysterious.


Uncanny workmanship, Guanyin Cave

Compared with the mysterious Longtan Secret Realm, the extremely rare Longzitian is also a very famous scenery. It is said that two different crops are interplanted in Longzitian, which must be distinguished according to the seasons.

Under normal circumstances, rapeseed flowers are planted in spring, and black glutinous rice or rice is used in autumn. As for calligraphy, the cursive script of Huai Su, a great calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, is used. Shocking.

It's a pity that the eagle waited for the group to come a little too late. At this time, the rice planted had already been harvested, and the magical dragon character scenery had disappeared. However, through the environment surrounded by mountains and beautiful water around Longzitian, we can still see how beautiful the scenery was back then.

After visiting the natural scenery, you can board the cruise ship to the mysterious Guanyin Cave. Here you will pass a magical natural landscape, that is the Xuantang. In the eyes of local people in Anshun, Xuantang is a very magical place. Because the river here is too short and too short, it can be called the shortest river in China.

But the scenery of this short river is really beautiful. Not only is the water clear and transparent, but there are also large areas of lush forests and bamboos on both sides of the river, which is very suitable for seclusion. It can be said that the boat is walking on the water, and the people are swimming in the painting, just like a fairyland on earth. The beauty is always so short. It takes about 20 minutes for the cruise ship to go forward. After reaching the end of the river, you need to board the boat and walk a few minutes to reach Guanyin Cave.

The name Guanyin Cave is said to be named after a tall stalactite resembling Guanyin on the cliff inside the cave. Of course, due to the development of the scenic spot, there is currently a man-made Guanyin statue enshrined in the cave. From the perspective of tourists, the natural and man-made Guanyin statues are almost perfectly integrated.

Standing at the bottom of Guanyin Cave, this solemn and solemn Guanyin statue is lifelike, and it is indeed the largest statue of Guanyin in the cave in China.

If you visit carefully, you will find another feature, that is, all the halls of this temple are made of natural caves. Although the eagle has been to many temples over the years, he has never seen such a magical of buildings.

After visiting the Guanyin Cave, the tour of the Dragon Palace has come to an end, and you can go back down the mountain along the hiking trail.


Forget about the years, Gaodang Village

In the eyes of the world, Guizhou is known as a colorful province with colorful mountainous scenery and a large number of ethnic minorities. Walking here, a rich and colorful story will begin soon.

In the southwest of the town of Zhenning Buyi and Miao Autonomous County, Guizhou Province, about 12 kilometers away from the county seat, there is a village where the Buyi people gather. It is said that this village with only more than 300 households has a very long history.

Most of the buildings here are dry-column slate houses decorated with stone and wood structures. The construction time ranges from more than 50 years to hundreds of years. These ancient buildings are basically well preserved so far, so they can be called The "living fossil" of Buyi folk houses.

Approaching this ancient village, the first thing you see is not what you see, but what you hear. At this time, there was a desolate drum sound in the village built on the mountain. It is said that the elders in the village beat the gongs and drums with their own hands. , to pay tribute to the guests who came from afar.

Like most ethnic minorities, when you come to Gaodang Ancient Village, you need to experience welcome wine. I saw a row of Buyi women standing at the entrance of the stockade, holding local specialty wine in their hands. Only after they have passed the test , you can enter to visit. Fortunately, among the friends who were traveling with me, there were some heavy drinkers, and they blocked the drinks for the friends who couldn't drink.

Unlike the lively atmosphere at Zhaizikou, the Zhaizi is very quiet, and the ancient building complex just "lying" there quietly, I don't know how many years it has been "lying".

Xunyang Well is the most important scenic spot in the village. It is said that this is a well that has never dried up since the village was built. Its well walls, well cover and front wall are all made of stone. The main source of drinking water for the villagers.

There is actually a story about this well. It is said that many years ago, the ancestors of the Gaodang people did not live here. Until one day, their ancestors went down to the river to catch fish while herding sheep by the river, but found that the sheep had been lost when they landed.

So, following the sheep's footprints, he crossed mountains and ridges to find this place, and found this mountain spring with thick water flowing from the mouth of a bowl. He was tired and thirsty, and he drank a sip of spring water, feeling extremely sweet. Then he felt that the terrain here was good and suitable for my family, so he returned to the tribe and moved his family here, and now there is a high-end village.

Most of the buildings in Gaodang Village are three-story buildings that are common in Guizhou. The ground floor is a livestock pen, the second floor is a living room, and the third floor is a warehouse. Walking in this traditional building complex, stepping on the stone road made of stone slabs, the sense of vicissitudes unique to the years will come to your face.

It is worth mentioning that it was not until this time that the eagle discovered that there were no owners of the houses here, but the year of construction and the surname of the owner of the house were still marked on the door beams of the houses. If you are careful, you may find that there are only two surnames in this village, Yang and Wu.

According to the villagers, the two families were in-laws a long time ago, the Wu family was an uncle, and the Yang family was an aunt. Naturally, the Wu family could not forget their sisters in such a geomantic treasure land, so they took over the Yang family from the back mountain and developed together. .


Endless, Wumeng Prairie

Perhaps for many people, the impression left by Guizhou Province is the continuous hills and colorful ethnic minorities here. In fact, in the far southwestern Guizhou Province, there is another place called Wumeng Prairie. This prairie is the highest and one of the largest grasslands in the southwest region, and the altitude here is as high as 2857 meters. high.

When we came to the Wumeng Prairie, it happened to be dusk, and it was already a bit chilly at this time. In the deserted cold wind, Eagle and his party came quietly. Li Shangyin, a great ancient poet, said: "The setting sun is infinitely beautiful, but it is only near dusk." And only when seeing the beautiful scenery of Wumeng Prairie, such emotion will disappear quietly.

The beauty of the Wumeng Prairie lies not in its boundlessness, but in its rolling hills, dotted with several lovely goats. After checking in at the container hotel on the Wumeng Prairie, the sky gradually darkened.

But the Wumeng prairie in the dark night also has a special taste. The brilliant stars in the sky are like the guiding lights, illuminating the way forward for the wanderers.

After waking up and having breakfast, Eagle and his friends couldn’t wait to go out for a visit. The first stop was the long plank road on the grassland. It is said that there is one of the world’s best here, that is the world’s smallest glass plank road.

Stepping on the plank road, the heart and footsteps never stop. Although at this moment, the grass has turned yellow and the wild flowers all over the mountains have disappeared, there is still an unusual beauty, that is the beauty of desolation.

If you stand on the high place of the plank road and look up, you can also vaguely see the winding mountain road in the distance and the wooden plank road at the foot of the mountain. The occasional cars passing by on the road make all this come alive, it seems so vibrant, winter is coming, can spring be far behind?

After visiting the boardwalk area, you might as well take a vehicle to continue on and stop near a viewing platform.


It is said that the mysterious Buddha light can be seen here. Many friends who like to go out and play may know that it is very harsh to appear Buddha's light, which requires a special climate and strict geographical environment.

At present, in China, only a few places such as Emei Mountain and Fanjing Mountain can appear, and the Buddha's light can also appear in Wumeng Prairie, which is indeed a very rare thing. Standing on the viewing platform and looking up, the scenery is infinite, which makes people look forward to it.


When the flowers fall, meet the ginkgo tree

It’s beautiful autumn, and it’s time to look at autumn leaves. At this time, it is natural to find a beautiful place to enjoy it, and the eagle chose Tuole Ancient Ginkgo Scenic Area in Panshan City, Guizhou Province this time.

Ginkgo trees under the blue sky and white clouds Speaking of Tuole Village, it is actually a village with a long history. The village existed more than 600 years ago. Before that time, it was the gathering area of ​​the Yi people. Unify the country and establish the Ming Dynasty.

Later, in order to consolidate the border area, he specially sent some troops to the military station in Yunnan-Guizhou area, and one of them was sent here. Gradually, Tuole became an ancient village where Yi and Han people lived together.

As a village deep in the mountains, Tuole has not received too much impact from the outside world, but has retained a very good original style. Walking into it, you can see small bridges, flowing water, towering old trees, and surrounded by mountains. Known as an antique village in the mountains.

Of course, the most famous thing in Tuole is the ancient ginkgo tree. It is said that there are more than 1,200 ancient trees in the village, most of which are more than 300 years old. The oldest tree has a history of more than 1,500 years.

Walking into the village, you will be greeted with a simple and simple atmosphere. For the vast majority of local elderly people, they may have never traveled a hundred miles in their lives, so they still maintain a simple and natural atmosphere of life.

As mentioned above, when you walk in the village, you will see towering old trees the most. Perhaps because of its reputation, there are quite a lot of tourists here, and some newlyweds come here to take wedding photos.

Walking along the quaint mountain road, stepping on the yellowed ginkgo leaves, looking up, there are golden leaves in sight, and a slightly dull mood is also overflowing. Just as the Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu said in his "Mountain Journey": I stopped the car because I liked the scenery of the maple forest, and the weather-beaten maple leaves were more prosperous than the flowers in February. Put it here, but it has the same effect

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It is said that in Tuole Village, there is a thing that can be called the treasure of the town and village, and that is the ginkgo fruit. Ginkgo biloba, also known as ginkgo, is a precious medicine and a rare health product. Therefore, for many local farmers, the sale of ginkgo fruit is also the main source of income for many villagers.

Walking in the ancient village, breathing the fresh air, enjoying the joy of traveling to the fullest. No wonder there are many long-lived grandparents in Tuole. Living here for a long time is naturally good for your health.

At the time of parting, the eagle suddenly had a kind of expectation, that is, looking forward to the opportunity to come again in the future.


Raiders, Eagle Tour - Introduction to transportation, scenic spots, accommodation, etc.

About round-trip transportation

Changsha to Anshun Changsha is the capital of Hunan Province. Anshun is a prefecture-level city in Guizhou Province. There is a high-speed rail connection between the two cities. It takes about three hours to arrive. In addition, there are many high-speed rail lines between the two cities. Every day There are about a dozen high-speed trains and bullet trains connected, which is quite convenient. If you want to save money, you can also take the regular express, but it takes longer, and you need to sit for 13 hours.

Airplane: Because the high-speed rail is very convenient, I do not recommend flying.


about food

When you come to a city, it is almost essential to taste the local specialties. So when the eagle and his friends come to Guizhou, which is rich in tourist resources, it is natural to taste the most characteristic local delicacies.

Guizhou cuisine is characterized by sourness and spiciness. Sourness is easy to understand. As for spiciness, Guizhou people, like their neighbors Hunanese and Sichuanese, also like spicy food, so there is a local proverb in Guizhou, that is It is: "There is no hot and sour food, and even dragon meat can't be swallowed." Of course, the spiciness of Guizhou cuisine is more of a kind of spicy.

Fish in sour soup is one of the most distinctive national cuisines of the Miao people in Guizhou. It is said that this dish originated in Yashuang, Leidong Town, Liping County. The main raw materials for making it are fish meat, sour soup, shankangzi and other spices. The biggest feature of this delicacy is that there is some sour taste in the fish soup, but the fish meat is very tender and refreshing, so it can be called the representative of Guizhou "Qianxi" dishes.

The method of this dish is actually not complicated. Usually, the sour soup is made first, and then the live fish is removed from the guts and boiled in the sour soup. The key link is actually the homemade sour soup. The initial sour soup is made with the tail wine after brewing, and then it is made with hot rice soup for natural fermentation or with the sour taste of the ingredients themselves.

Whenever talking about Huajiang food, the first thing that pops up in many people's minds is Huajiang dog meat. In fact, within the scope of Guizhou Province, the fish in Huajiang is also famous. After hearing the introduction from a friend, Lao Ying and his team once went to a Huajiang fish restaurant for dinner. There were two kinds of fish in a small mandarin duck pot, namely catfish and Jiangtuan. Catfish is a spicy pot and Jiangtuan is a nourishing pot. The two flavors have their own characteristics, especially when paired with the secret sauce, they are even more delicious.

In fact, the most amazing thing is the presentation of the food in this restaurant. Generally speaking, the presentation of Guizhou cuisine is very ordinary, but this one is different. The presentation is very beautiful, but it is extremely rare.

In Guizhou, bacon is also a very popular delicacy, especially the bacon hot pot, which is made of old bacon, dried bamboo shoots, and pig bones, is a very representative Guizhou delicacy.

The eagle has to be amazed, when the mellowness of bacon and the mellowness of dried bamboo shoots are combined, the taste is really worth tasting.

In this way, in just four or five days in Guizhou, Eagle experienced a variety of different local delicacies, which is really a blessing.


About tickets

Dragon Palace: 150 yuan (changed price includes admission ticket plus scenic spot shuttle ticket), half price for student tickets. Dragon Palace is a 5a-level scenic spot. The scenic spot covers a large area and has high playability. It is recommended to prepare for half a day to one day. In addition, there are direct buses from Dragon Palace to Huangguoshu Waterfall.

Gaodang Village: Free (Currently free, a charging system should be adopted in the future)

Wumeng Grassland: 30 yuan, half price for students. The Wumeng Grassland covers a relatively large area, and it is recommended for small partners who are suitable for self-driving to experience.

Tuole ancient ginkgo: 30 yuan, the scenic spot is mainly for vehicle charges.


About accommodation

As a tourist city, Anshun and Liupanshui have a lot of accommodations, and because they are located in the west, the prices of these hotels are not expensive. It is recommended to stay according to the price range you accept. Accommodation in Anshun: Eagle stayed in a high-end hotel in the urban area, the price is about 400 per night, the interior of the room is as follows:

Accommodation in Liupanshui: Eagles stay in a container hotel, the price is about 200 per night, the interior of the room is as follows:


About specialty products

Anshun specialty products: Anshun small wrapped rolls are a well-known local specialty in Anshun. The story of small wrapped rolls has been circulating in Anshun many years ago, so it is recommended that if you want to buy special products, you can take some back.

As we all know, the Huangguoshu Waterfall in Anshun is very famous, so Anshun also has a special product, that is Huangguoshu Popose, because the price is not expensive, almost most tourists will buy this and take it back as a gift to relatives and friends.


At the end of the story, there is always a self-introduction

@ Allah Eagle

Post-90s professional traveler, independent travel writer

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Good at: travel writing, hotel sleep test, itinerary planning, travel experience and food appreciation

If I were to define myself, I would be considered a post-90s born in the 90s who was tossed by life and was born in the history department. , or because of poetry and the call from afar, I chose to resign and travel.

Every story has a beginning, and there must be an end, but I think there will still be a chance to meet again, see you in the next travel note~