Rural Tour in Central Guizhou│Take a flat boat and paddle to the ancient papermaking village by Wanfeng Lake

Slowly arrive from the green mountains and green waters by a flat boat

In the misty Wanfeng Lake

There is a bright pearl village

Hiding in the mountains to be known

This place is Bapan Village

Wanfeng Lake·Bapan Village

\ WANFENGHU·BAPANCUN /

Bapan Village, Wanfenghu Town, Anlong County, Qianxinan Prefecture: Located in the southeast of Wanfenghu Town, Anlong County, Guizhou Province, it is a characteristic scenic spot of the Maling River Canyon-Wanfeng Lake National Key Scenic Spot, and it is also the most preserved ecological original appearance in the upper reaches of the Nanpan River. One of the intact ethnic villages. The small village is 40 kilometers away from Xingyi Wanfeng Forest and Maling River Canyon, across the river from Longlin County, Guangxi.

Bapan Buyi Ancient Village is located in the south of Wanfenghu Town, Anlong County, in the Nanpan River Valley, one kilometer downstream of the Tianshengqiao Class I Hydropower Dam. It is one of the best-preserved ancient Buyi villages in the upper reaches of the Nanpan River in southwestern Guizhou after the relocation of the Tianshengqiao Power Station reservoir.

The whole village is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the clear Nanpan River flows through the gate from west to east. The village is not only simple and rich in style and quiet in scenery, but also has towering ancient banyan trees like umbrellas, antique stilted buildings, primitive ancient papermaking techniques, and the sounds of nature and ancient music. The path seems to have traveled through the tunnel of time and space and returned to the legendary landscape and countryside, which is a poetic picture.

Take a boat along the river from the Dampan Wharf, and you can also visit Leigong Beach, Tiansheng Gorge, the Second-Class Power Station Dam, Nantian Water Village, Naked Gorge and other scenic spots on the Nanpan River.

ethnic customs

Every year, "March 3" is the most grand traditional ethnic festival in the village. In addition to holding a grand sacrifice to the mountain (sacred tree) and sweeping the village, the villagers put on festive costumes, played musical instruments, and gathered spontaneously Go to the flat ground beside the wharf in front of the village, perform singing and dancing performances such as sitting and singing in eight notes, and entertain guests from afar with glutinous rice, sugar wine, red eggs, etc. In the wild bamboo forest, on the bamboo raft, I sang and whistled with young people of the opposite sex, taking this opportunity to find the person I like.

Ancient Papermaking

Along the Nanpan River, there are mostly lush bamboo forests. The ancient method of papermaking in Bapan Village has been passed down from generation to generation, and nearly 80% of the households know how to make paper. The villagers in Bapan Guzhai are used to using local materials, using the ancient papermaking process known as the "living fossil" of Bapan Village, using the bamboo that is abundant in the village as raw materials, after cutting bamboo peeling, soaking, pulping, papermaking, and drying And many other processes to produce high-quality bamboo paper.

ancient music octave

Eight-tone sitting singing is a folk folk art handed down from generation to generation by the Buyi people. It is named after the ensemble of eight musical instruments. It has been selected into the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage lists. Bapan Village is the birthplace of this famous music form, and the local band even performed in the Spring Festival Gala~

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Wanfeng Lake Scenic Area

Located in the lower reaches of the Maling River, it is a national-level scenic spot and a national 4A-level tourist attraction. It is adjacent to the national-level scenic spot-Wanfeng Forest and the Maling River Canyon. A bright pearl of Pinghu Lake, it enjoys the reputation of "the lake of ten thousand peaks, the most in the southwest, the scenery of the southern country, and the landscape painting".

The lakes and mountains are so beautiful. It has different scenery in the morning, noon and evening, and it has the reputation of "three scenery in one day".

Fort Geelong Resort

The Guizhou Castle Resort, which became popular overnight, even foreigners come to check in. It is known as China's "Swan Castle". The resort is located in Wanfeng Lake Scenic Area, surrounded by green mountains and green trees, far away from the hustle and bustle of the world, like an isolated island. The castle in the lake and mountains is introduced by a plank road, which is super mysterious. There are many interesting places in the whole resort area, such as glass plank road, zip line, cruise ship... There are so many items, you will not be bored every day here!