The most suitable Danzhai Wanda Town for research and vacation
In the hot summer, it is the golden time of summer vacation. Many students, parents, fans and friends will come to me early to ask me, where is the best place for children to play during summer vacation? Of course I answered: Guizhou! For research, the most suitable place for summer research must be Danzhai Wanda Town!
In recent years, niche tourist attractions have been extremely popular, among which Danzhai County in Guizhou Province is one of the tourist resorts that everyone rushes to check in first. Danzhai County is located in Qiandongnan Autonomous Prefecture, where there are many mountains and terraced fields. The traditional village buildings are arranged in layers according to the contour lines of the terrain, which is very regional.
The Danzhai Wanda Town, which was built by Wanda Group to help Danzhai, is located here. It follows the trend and adopts the spatial structure of "1 ring, 2 streets, 3 courtyards, and 4 squares", which is consistent with the intricate activity routes of many cultural and tourism blocks. The layout is different. The overall layout mode of this activity route not only has the natural flexibility of traditional folk villages, but also creates a clear travel experience for tourists.
Every year at the Danzhai Ten Thousand Long Table Banquet held at the end of October, the town welcomes hundreds of thousands of tourists. There are not only lakes and mountains, delicious food and beautiful scenery, but also a thousand-year intangible cultural heritage waiting for people to explore and experience. The ancient stone bridge According to the average population of Danzhai County, there is one intangible cultural heritage per 1,000 people.
The four major national squares with their own characteristics
Danzhai Wanda Town has designed a high-quality tourist route based on Miao culture and "intangible cultural heritage town" as the core. There are four squares in the town: Yougong Square, Miao Nian Square, Drum Tower Square, and Golden Pheasant Square. In the four squares of Wanda Town, you can enjoy intangible cultural heritage performances such as Miao Golden Pheasant Dance and Lusheng Sacrificial Music every day.
Each of these four squares has strong ethnic and cultural characteristics. First, Yougong Square allows tourists to understand the historical stories of the ancestors of Danzhai. Then, the design of the Miao Nian Square is derived from the Miao New Year Festival, a traditional festival of the Miao people. The cultural building "Drum Tower" of the Miao and Dong people can experience the scenes of the Miao and Dong people drinking tea, chatting, and talking about love in their daily life. Finally, they come to Jinji Square to sing and dance with the Miao people and exchange friendship.
【Yougong Square】
There is a welcome bar every day from 10:30 to 11:00 in the morning. It is their wish for the girls to dress up beautifully and show off their demeanor. For the guests from afar, they should sing wine songs to express their respect.
【Miao Nian Square】
Walking 200 meters along the main street, you will arrive at Miao Nian Square. Miao Nian Square is designed and named according to the national festivals of Miao compatriots. Part of the Miao people living in Danzhai and Leishan counties at the west foot of Leigong Mountain, every winter in the lunar calendar During the month, they will grandly celebrate their own national festival - Miao Nian. During the festival, they will hold a variety of activities with national characteristics, such as blowing reeds, jumping the moon, bullfighting, horse racing, etc. It is very lively, and it is also a year for the Miao people. The biggest traditional festival in China.
And during the summer vacation, there are cultural activities for the children. Various talent shows allow the children to show their talents and improve their self-confidence. There are also free open-air movies for local residents and tourists. On a breezy night, watching movies while blowing the 22-degree cool evening wind in Danzhai is really leisurely and enjoyable.
【Drum Tower Square】
The landmark building on the Drum Tower Square - the Drum Tower, has a background. She stands tall and tall, with a height of 13 floors. It is a unique style building of the Dong nationality. She was restored by local craftsmen according to the local characteristic buildings. She is majestic, and the eaves of the flying pavilion go up layer by layer like pagodas. The tile eaves are painted or carved with patterns of landscapes, dragons and phoenixes, surrounded by clouds and mist, and colorful.
The lower end of the Drum Tower is square, and there are benches around it. It is a good place for Miao and Dong people to entertain. Whenever the summer is hot, men, women, old and young will come here to enjoy the coolness. Especially on festivals, people in villages gather here to play Lusheng and sing songs. It is said that local young men and women sing love songs duet at night. The designer enhanced the lighting of the Drum Tower to make the night view of the Drum Tower have a strong romantic atmosphere.
There will also be parade performances and Dong sitcom performances in the Drum Tower Square every afternoon. The girls are all dressed up beautifully and lively, singing and dancing with the accompaniment of lusheng by handsome guys, and tourists can also join in the joyful ranks, singing and dancing, and even the children are having fun with smiles on their faces.
【Golden Pheasant Plaza】
The pavement patterns of the Golden Pheasant Square are extracted from the patterns and elements of the Golden Pheasant Banner. The surrounding leather drums and towers are all painted with golden pheasant patterns. During major festivals, local ethnic minorities will join tourists to circle around the brazier Dance to express your enthusiasm and farewell to tourists, and you will also climb to the tower of Jinji Square to beat drums to celebrate.
The Golden Pheasant Dance is a unique traditional dance in the Lusheng Dance of the Miao Nationality. It is mainly popular in a branch of the Miao Nationality—the Golden Pheasant Miao.
Accompanied by the reeds, the Miao girls dressed in golden pheasant costumes changed their graceful postures according to the rhythm of the reeds, and the dancers walked lightly, just like golden pheasants looking for food. The golden pheasant dance symbolizes the arrival of the phoenix, which is an auspicious omen, and reflects the pious scene of Miao women praying for national prosperity.
The smoke is curling up and the lights are dim. Don't miss the bonfire party of the Miao family in the small town. Under the long historical accumulation, the Miao people maintain a leisurely national sentiment. Digest after a meal, men, women and children frolick around the bonfire, with flushed faces and sparkling deep eyes, is it the enthusiasm of flames or the enthusiasm of people that makes you so immersed in it.
Small town intangible cultural heritage and research theme
Danzhai Wanda Town is a must-see when you go to Danzhai on vacation. It has 8 national intangible cultural heritages and 22 provincial intangible cultural heritages. For example, it has successfully introduced batik, bird cage, ancient papermaking, Traditional intangible cultural heritage handicrafts such as Miao embroidery, silver ornaments, reeds, and oil-paper umbrellas, where children can experience exquisite intangible cultural heritage skills and make their own unique handicrafts.
Batik techniques, ancient papermaking techniques, and birdcage crafts can all be found in Danzhai Wanda Town. The three intangible cultural heritage courtyards of bird cage, stone bridge papermaking and batik are scattered in the streets and alleys of the town, as well as various special restaurants, which make tourists feel fresh all the way.
Miao batik is a national intangible cultural heritage and is known as "the first dyeing in the East". It is often made of flowers, birds, fish and insects on the mountain, and is called "nature painted on cloth". In Danzhai Wanda Town, intangible cultural heritage inheritors will personally teach batik skills. Visitors can learn about the cultural stories behind the intangible cultural heritage, and can also experience it for themselves, such as batik scarves, batik hats, tie-dye T-shirts, and tie-dye canvases. Bags and so on are intangible cultural heritage boutiques that tourists like. The price is not expensive, and you can take away your own batik works for tens of yuan.
Batik Intangible Heritage Research
Experience harvest, national culture, intangible cultural heritage skills, handmade gifts
Suitable for the crowd: all suitable
Recommended shops: Oubaolang, Ninghang Batik, Village Stories
Note: The temperature of the wax pot is high when drawing wax, and children need to be accompanied by their parents or teachers
The production of birdcages in Kara Village is very famous. Almost every household in the village has exquisite birdcage weaving skills. This place is known as the "Hometown of Birdcages in China". In the birdcage experience courtyard, the inheritors of non-heritable heritage will teach you to make a simple version of the birdcage by hand, and you can complete your own birdcage work in one or two hours.
birdcage experience
Harvesting, national culture, intangible cultural heritage skills, handmade gifts
Suitable for the crowd: all suitable
Recommended shop: Bird Cage Yard
Miao embroidery is known as "an epic worn on the body". The embroidery craftsmanship of the Miao nationality can be described as unique and exquisite, with a variety of patterns. If you observe it closely, you will be jaw-dropping and deeply impressed by its exquisiteness. In particular, you must visit the exhibition area located on the lower floor of the Oudonghua Intangible Heritage Miao Embroidery Museum store. Thousands of Miao embroidery collections will open your eyes.
Hmong embroidery
Experience harvest, intangible cultural heritage skills, national culture, handmade gifts
Suitable for the crowd: all suitable
Recommended shop: Oudong Hua Intangible Heritage Miao Embroidery Museum
At the same time, the Shiqiao ancient papermaking technique here is also well-known for a long time, and is known as the "hometown of ancient Chinese papermaking techniques". In Danzhai Wanda Town, you can also experience this kind of intangible cultural heritage. Children who are studying can pick some flowers and decorate them on paper, and seal the beauty of Danzhai on paper, leaving a permanent beauty for your trip to Danzhai. blot.
Ancient Papermaking
Experience Harvesting, Intangible Cultural Heritage Skills, Creativity, Handmade Gifts
Suitable for the crowd: all suitable
Recommended shop: Paper Making Yard
Note: It takes a little time for the flowers and paper to dry. Tourists and friends who are in a hurry recommend choosing other experiences
Exquisite and precious silver ornaments are an indispensable part of Miao people's costumes. The silversmith will take you step by step to unlock the complex craftsmanship and meticulous patterns, and make an ingenious handicraft.
Hmong Silver Jewelry
Experience harvesting, intangible cultural heritage skills, handmade gifts
Suitable for the crowd: all suitable
Recommended shop: Mu Tianhong Silver Jewelry
Danzhai is located between the Miaoling Mountains in the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, and is known as the "Hometown of Selenium-Zinc-rich Tea in China". There are beautiful mountains and clear waters here, surrounded by clouds and mists all year round, and the tea gardens growing here are naturally unusual.
The tea travel experience site in Danzhai Wanda Town is located in this cloud. Picking tea, frying tea, and tasting tea, the tea craftsmen will take you to experience the production and tasting of ecological handmade tea. Breathe in the "Sen" in the tea garden with excellent scenery, and the fragrance of tea is refreshing.
Tea Tourism Research
Experience the harvest, tea making process, and beautiful scenery
Suitable for the crowd: student teams, corporate team building
Tea tourism base: Wanda Danzhai Tea Garden or Yunshang Tea House in the town
Precautions: Pay attention to insect protection and sun protection when outdoors in summer
Summer study in a college in Guiyang
Not only children who come here for summer research, but also university students like to come here. We met students from a college in Guiyang who came to study in summer. Some of these students are from the Department of Performance, some are from the Department of Directing They are all very good-looking. I like to take pictures of these young and energetic students, and I also like to take pictures of the tour guides.
It is said that their teacher contacted the small town of Danzhai in advance, and the town tailored a two-day and one-night itinerary for them. They experienced and learned intangible cultural heritage items such as expansion, batik, papermaking, birdcage, Miao embroidery, and golden pheasant dance. I had a delicious long table banquet and high mountains and flowing water, and I stayed at the Meihua Hotel in the small town. According to the students, the itinerary for two days and one night is only 900 yuan, which is really a bargain!
Seeing these students having fun while teaching, we were inexplicably happy. I also saw elementary school students coming to Danzhai town for summer study, and they were also very happy. The younger children followed their parents to spend the summer vacation.
The research in Danzhai Wanda Town not only includes the above intangible cultural heritage research, but also agricultural research and sports research. Come to Danzhai Wanda Town to experience a variety of fun and play, and the summer is full of harvest!
Other things to do and eat in the town
In addition to intangible cultural heritage and research experience, you can also participate in summer activities. Danzhai Town has prepared a variety of fun for tourists! High-altitude swings, glass plank roads, single-bamboo drifting performances, cruise ships, motorboats, amusement parks, ice and snow worlds... There is also a starry sky night market, where you can experience the cool summer on the clouds.
The town's newly created nightlife scenes such as night tours, night appreciation, night activities, night food, and night shopping have become the well-deserved king of eye-catching. Coming to the starry sky night market street by the lake in Danzhai Wanda Town, it is definitely a cultural and gourmet feast integrating vision, touch and taste. This is a characteristic night market integrating catering and games, with more than ten specialty food stores. , outdoor KTV, and folk performances, the more fun you get at night. Go to Danzhai on vacation and enjoy a different pastoral slow life in the wonderful mountains.
Of course, there are many special delicacies along the way in the town, with various types and very cheap prices, the real conscience price! For example, it only costs 6 yuan to eat an intangible cultural heritage cake. Where can you find such cheap intangible cultural heritage food! The 10-yuan rice noodles with minced meat at Chong Chong Cake is also quite delicious. The bone broth is very delicious, the kind without MSG, and the rice is smooth and flavorful. It’s really satisfying after one bite. Guizhou rice noodles are very good overall. , The soup base is especially good! The main thing is to cook the rice noodles in the bone broth, which fully absorbs the deliciousness of the bone broth, so there is no need for a lot of seasoning with MSG. There are other cheap snacks in the town, including mineral water and beverages, which are 2 yuan and 3 yuan, which is the same price as the supermarket outside, which is a big conscience!
I would also like to especially recommend the Yunjin spicy chicken in the town. This restaurant has private rooms and private seats by the lake. It is also very good. It has a good color, fragrance and taste. This restaurant also has a pan barbecue, and the price is quite reasonable. It only costs more than 100 yuan for two people to eat and drink.
Let’s talk about the accommodation in Danzhai Wanda Town. There are many homestays and hotels here, with different prices. According to your own needs, I personally recommend Wanda Jinhua Hot Spring Hotel and Meihua Hotel.
Wanda Jinhua Hot Spring Hotel has a superior geographical location, surrounded by mountains and rivers, and has 354 Miao-style guest rooms. You can enter the room by borrowing the scenery. The windows contain mountains and rivers.
Meihua Hotel is also a hotel owned by Wanda. The location is very convenient. It is in the small town, very close to Jinji Square. It is convenient to watch the bonfire party at night, and the price is good. It costs more than 300 per night, which is cheaper than Jinhua. Except that there is no hot spring, The other environments are basically the same.
If you don’t like B&Bs and hotels, you can also choose to camp by the lake, live in a tent, and have a romantic starry night.
How to get to Danzhai Wanda Town
1. Location of Danzhai Wanda Town
Danzhai County, Qiandongnan Prefecture, Guizhou Province, Danzhai Wanda Town (the location can be directly displayed in the mobile phone map navigation)
2. Traffic guide to Danzhai Wanda Town by plane: All over the country—Guiyang Longdongbao Airport—Danzhai
(1) All over the country - Guiyang Longdongbao Airport
(2) Guiyang Longdongbao Airport - Danzhai
Arrive at Longdongbao Airport and go to Danzhai Wanda Town with the following routes:
1. Longdongbao Airport - Sandu - Danzhai
Take the high-speed rail to the Longdongbao high-speed rail station, which is connected to the airport and located on the second floor of the airport. It takes about 5 minutes to walk from the airport to the high-speed rail station. You can easily find the high-speed rail station by following the directions at the airport.
You can choose to travel by high-speed rail according to the time of arrival of the plane.
Take the high-speed rail from Longdongbao to Sandu, about 50 minutes by car.
After arriving at Sandu Station, you can see the minibuses for tourists heading to the town when you exit the station. The journey takes about 30 minutes, and the fare is 10 yuan one way.
After arriving at the Danzhai Bus Station by car, you can take a taxi or take the No. 1 bus to reach the town.
2. Longdongbao Airport—Passenger East Station—Bus—Danzhai
Longdongbao Airport—Passenger East Station:
① Take a taxi: Come out of the airport, you can see a taxi waiting outside any domestic arrival exit (you can also look at the airport signs or ask the airport staff). Take a taxi to Guiyang East Passenger Transport Station, about five kilometers from the airport, and it takes 10 minutes.
②Bus: After coming out of Guiyang Longdongbao Airport, find "International, Hong Kong and Macau Arrivals" (generally turn left), go straight west for about 300 meters, and you will see the bus stop sign. (You can also look at the airport signs or ask the airport staff) Take No. 254, pass 3 stops / take No. 258, pass 4 stops, about 10 minutes, and arrive at Guiyang East Passenger Terminal Station. After getting off the bus, walk about 500 meters to arrive at the East Passenger Transport Station.
Passenger East Station - Danzhai:
Guiyang Passenger Transport East Station has a bus to Danzhai. The fare is 72 yuan (including insurance). It takes two hours to drive directly to the entrance of Danzhai Wanda Town. The bus runs 3 times a day, and you can choose to take it according to your arrival time.
2. Transportation guide to Danzhai Wanda Town by high-speed rail: All over the country - Kaili South Station - Danzhai
The high-speed rail stations that are closer to Danzhai are Kaili South Station, Duyun East Station, Sandu County Station, and then change passenger trains to Danzhai at each station.
(1) High-speed rail: all over the country - Kaili South Station
Taking Beijing as an example, there are 3 high-speed trains from Beijing to Kaili South Station throughout the day.
(2) Kaili South - Danzhai
Route 1: Scenic direct train
After getting out of Kaili South Station, walk to the bus platform and take the scenic direct bus to Danzhai Wanda Town.
Every day from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, there will be a direct bus to the town. It is necessary to make an appointment with the master three hours in advance, and the drive takes about 40 minutes.
Route 2: Chartered car / self-driving
After leaving the high-speed rail station, charter a car from the high-speed rail station to Danzhai Wanda Town, the whole journey is 48.1 kilometers, and the journey takes 40 minutes.
Let’s go to Danzhai on vacation. This is a veritable hometown of China’s intangible cultural heritage. This is an eco-tourism resort with both appearance and connotation. When you come here, you will reap a fresh, pleasant and wonderful intangible cultural heritage feast.