The most important thing to choose the May Day route is to avoid the dense crowds. Otherwise, no matter how beautiful the scenery is, when you encounter the flag of the travel agency and the noisy explanations of a group of tour guides, the meaning of travel will be lost. Therefore, Xingyi and Liupanshui became our destination. There are 5 adults and 2 children on this trip, so the whole itinerary is relatively easy. The consumption for a single person is 5,000 yuan, and the average consumption for a family of three is 4,100 yuan. See the itinerary map below for details:
D1: Shanghai - Xingyi
There are two options from Shanghai to Xingyi. One is to fly directly from Shanghai to Xingyi, but this is an evening flight. If you encounter a delay, you will not be able to arrive at the hotel until midnight. Therefore, I chose to take the morning flight to Guiyang, then rented a Buick GL8 at Guiyang Airport, and then drove four hours to Xingyi. Firstly, the air ticket is slightly cheaper, and secondly, it is more convenient to rent and return the car at the same location at Guiyang Airport. I was basically on the road that day, and stayed at Xingyi Wanfeng Linpin Resort Hotel at night. This hotel is moderately priced, in good condition, and close to the scenic spot. It is highly recommended.
D2: Main attractions in Xingyi
We drove to Wanfeng Forest in Xingyi early in the morning. We called the scenic spot two days in advance to reserve two four-seater pure trams, which cost tens of yuan more per person but saved the queuing time. The whole scenic spot mainly looks at the mountain peaks, and it needs to use imagination. It feels a bit similar to Yandang Mountain.
Coming out of Wanfenglin, passing Jiangjun Bridge, we came to Jiangjunfeng Huangxiu Egg Fried Rice, an internet celebrity’s egg fried rice, it is said that it has been featured in "A Bite of China" and "National Geographic Magazine", and more than a dozen shops around sell fried egg rice , May Day, the total income of fried rice with eggs exceeds 200,000 yuan. After queuing for an hour, I finally got my meal.
In the afternoon, I drove directly to Nanlong Buyi Ancient Village, a pure village that has not been developed, to experience the culture there, it is highly recommended. There are local chickens in the stockade, so I bought a live chicken and took it with me on the road. I asked the hotel to process it for dinner.
On the way back from Guzhai, I went to Wanfeng Lake and took a boat tour. The scenery of the lake is average, just take a look.
It was already 8 o'clock after I came out, and I found a place to have dinner nearby, and asked the boss to process the native chicken by the way. After eating, return to yesterday's hotel to check in.
D3: Xingyi - Liupanshui
I came to the Malinghe Canyon early in the morning. The scenery is similar to the size of the seven holes I have been to before, but due to geological disasters, only half of the plank road is open, which seems a bit crowded. It is suggested that you can go in the main entrance and get off the elevator. After walking to the end of the plank road, you can climb directly from the back mountain to the back door, which is more convenient. The difference between the two gates is about 1 kilometer.
After lunch from the canyon, drive to Niangniangshan Hot Spring Town in Liupanshui. There are 30 kilometers of winding mountain roads and many hairpin bends. If you are not good at driving, please go carefully. After arriving, we stayed at Taoyuan Hotel. This hotel is the best in the area. The disadvantage is that the sound insulation is average, but others are okay.
D4: Liupanshui - Anshun
It was very hot the past few days. It rained suddenly early this morning, and then the temperature dropped, resulting in heavy fog on the mountain. It was a very regrettable day. We went to Niangniangshan National Wetland Park, took the cable car up, changed vehicles in the scenic spot, and then needed to climb the mountain for 1 hour to the top of the mountain, but due to the heavy fog on the mountain, we didn't see the scenery, which is very regrettable. But from the analysis of the scenery seen, it can be imagined that it is very beautiful when it is sunny. I will go to this place again in the future. Due to the bad weather, there is no need to go to the canyon and Shibapan below. After lunch after playing, leave directly. In order to go to the airport conveniently the next day, I went directly to Anshun. The hotel I stayed at was Anshun Banshan Hotel. The hardware of this hotel is good, but the service is really bad. The hotel is close to the railway, and I was told at the time of check-in that an upgrade requires additional money. The waiter also said that in the hotel evaluation, some tourists said that it was close to the railway, and asked why we didn't read it? Completely speechless. Even more outrageous at night, a few drunks knocked on the door of one of us at 12 o'clock in the middle of the night, one can imagine how chaotic the management of the hotel is. However, the service of the booking platform is still in place. We attach great importance to our bad reviews and handle them properly.
D5: Anshun - Shanghai
I went to the Dragon Palace early in the morning, the old 5A scenic spot, took a boat into the cave, and entered the Dragon Palace twice. However, compared with the Zhijin Cave in Guizhou, it is far behind. The only bright spot is entering the cave by boat. Fortunately, there are not many people here, and there is no queue. After coming out of Dragon Palace, we drove directly to the airport for 2 hours, ate something nearby and boarded the plane.
To sum up the whole itinerary, there are not many people, and the scenery is not bad. The only disadvantage is that we have driven more than 1,000 kilometers, and the time on the road is a little longer. Regrettably, the most beautiful Niangniang Mountain scenic area encountered heavy fog, perhaps this gave me a second reason to go to Niangniang Mountain.