When I was young, the 86 version of "Journey to the West" was a popular TV drama on New Year's Day. In the beginning, Sun Houzi somersaulted grandly, "You carry the burden, and I lead the horse..." The song sounded, and the master and apprentice trekked across the mountains and rivers. The picture took root in my heart.
As everyone knows, the water in the lyrics is the water in Guizhou, to be precise, it is the Huangguoshu Waterfall in Guizhou; that curtain of waterfall just flowed into our childhood, and then has been wandering in our years.
Huangguoshu Waterfall
Huangguoshu Waterfall is in Guizhou, but not in Guiyang, the provincial capital, but in Anshun.
After arriving at the Huangguoshu Waterfall Scenic Area, I realized that this scenic spot is very large, and there are many waterfalls in it, including Doupotang Waterfall, Tianxing Bridge Scenic Area, and Huangguoshu Waterfall, among which Huangguoshu Waterfall is the most famous.
Huangguoshu Waterfall was called Baishuihe Waterfall in ancient times, also known as "Huanggeshu" Waterfall or "Huangjueshu" Waterfall, so named because of the widespread distribution of "Huanggeshu" in the area. The height of the waterfall is 77.8 meters, of which the height of the main waterfall is 67 meters; the width of the waterfall is 101 meters, of which the top of the main waterfall is 83.3 meters wide.
On the day we arrived at Huangguoshu Waterfall, there was a sudden heavy rain, which only allowed us to glance at the Huangguoshu Waterfall in the mist before running away in a hurry. But the Huangguoshu Waterfall in the rain is really fairy~
After a day and night of heavy rain, come to Huangguoshu Waterfall again. The water volume increases sharply, and the pouring water pours down from a height like a rainbow, straight into the Bitan.
As one of the world's famous waterfalls, Huangguoshu Waterfall is a typical waterfall in the karst landform, and it has a history of 50,000 years in its present state. It was first famous for its discovery by Xu Xiake, a traveler in the Ming Dynasty. Among the waterfalls he saw, "there are some that are several times as high, but never so wide and large." With the travel and spread of celebrities in the past dynasties, Huangguoshu Waterfall has become one of the famous scenic spots in the world. It is also considered the first waterfall in China and enjoys the reputation of "the first waterfall in China".
Once you enter the scenic spot, you can hear its sound from two or three miles away, and for such a magnificent Huangguoshu Waterfall, no matter from which angle you look at it, it will be breathtaking.
Watching along the waterfall, you will feel the water vapor rising from the huge drop of the waterfall, and this water vapor can dispel the scorching heat of the sun in summer, making people very refreshing, and this water vapor creates a fairy atmosphere. It's like being in a fairyland.
Going up the mountain along the boardwalk, you can reach the Shuilian Cave. Yes, it is the magical Shuilian Cave in Journey to the West. Enter the cave and see the "throne" of the Monkey King.
Huangguoshu Waterfall Scenic Area has several places for tourists to watch the waterfall from multiple angles. In addition to the regular viewing along the waterfall, there are also several routes for overlooking and distant viewing. There is also a viewing platform for tourists to take pictures.
There are also VIP viewing routes that you can take, and you can bypass the crowds and overlook the Great Falls.
In addition to passing the leisure boardwalk overlooking the waterfall, this route can also enjoy the statue of Xu Xiake, the Catholic Church, and the RV camp.
Doupotang Waterfall
In Huangguoshu Scenic Area, in addition to Huangguoshu Waterfall, there are also 18 waterfalls of different sizes, including majestic, strange, dangerous and beautiful, forming a huge "family" of waterfalls, including Luoshuitan Waterfall, Doupotang Waterfall, etc. The Guinness Headquarters of the Great World named the largest waterfall group in the world and entered the Guinness Book of World Records. The Huangguoshu Waterfall is the most spectacular among the waterfalls.
In this group of waterfalls, the most famous one is the waterfall named Doupotang. Doupotang Waterfall is located 1 km upstream of Huangguoshu Waterfall. The top of the waterfall is 105 meters wide and 21 meters high. It is the widest waterfall in Huangguoshu Waterfalls. Fall.
Most of the waterfall scenes in "Journey to the West" were filmed at Doupotang Waterfall. On the edge of the rocky beach near Doupotang Waterfall, relevant scenes from "Journey to the West" are also designed and restored for tourists to enjoy.
stone village
Guizhou, famous for mountain tourism, is also a well-known mountain tourism province in China, with not only plateaus, mountains, hills, but also basins and canyons.
The rich terrain has created a unique natural landscape and cultural relics, and the Buyi and Miao people who have lived here for generations have also left rich folk tourism resources.
About 6 kilometers away from Huangguoshu Waterfall, there is a stone village. This is an ancient Buyi village. The village is surrounded by mountains and rivers. , stand aloof from the world.
Stone villages, stone walls, stone tiles and stone houses, stone walls, passages, small bridges, terraced fields, and even the pestles, mills, bowls, troughs, and vats used by villagers for daily work are all made of stone. Everywhere you look is related to stones. It can be said that this is a veritable "Kingdom of Stones".
And this "Kingdom of Stone" is quite casual, the villagers did not carry out fine processing and polishing of the stones, so houses and walls built with irregular rectangular, rhombus, triangular and polygonal stones are very common. However, the Buyi people are born artists, not only can make coarse cloth into amazing batik works, but also turn stone buildings into works of art.
There is a wide stone river beside the village, the river is crystal clear, and it is common to see fish swimming in groups, chasing each other.
Bamboo forests, fruit trees, and stone house villages on the shore, under the sunshine, are like patches of white clouds, scattered among the green mountains and green waters, forming a unique mountain village beauty. Among the ethnic minority villages in Guizhou, the style here is ingenious and very representative. .
Most of the residents living in the village are people who make a living by selling their handicrafts, and the age polarization is relatively serious.
Older grandma and young children are the main part of the population here. Grandma mainly makes a living by batik, weaving, handicrafts, ethnic costumes and other related crafts.
When you see tourists coming, you will be kindly called to your home as a guest, and these things will be taken out for you to choose as souvenirs during the tea break.
There are also old women who sell garlands and small batik items on the street. They look kind and pitiful, and children make V gestures to tourists holding cameras, and then run away laughing.
This village has not been over-developed, nor has it been broken by the commercial operation of tourism. There is a museum, but it is also very simple.
It just exists quietly around the Huangguoshu Waterfall Scenic Area, but few people know about it, just like a paradise.
Recommended accommodation in Huangguoshu Waterfall Scenic Area
Huangguoshu Bolian Hotel
Accommodation is also a special experience for people who are pursuing high-quality travel experience. To a large extent, it is not just choosing a place to stay, but choosing another travel destination. If you come to Anshun to see the waterfall, staying at Huangguoshu Bailian Hotel is such a choice.
Huangguoshu Bolian Hotel is newly created by Huangguoshu Tourism Group and the brand management model exported by Bolian Group for the first time. The two parties attach great importance to this brand cooperation, which also makes it attract the attention of the hotel industry and the favor of tourists as soon as it opens.
As a luxury hotel brand in China, Brilliant has built only five hotels in the past 25 years since its establishment, namely Kunming, Heshun, Jingmaishan, Chongqing and the latest Brilliant Huangguoshu. The so-called slow work and meticulous work, Bolian only opens a store in an average of 5 years, and it is very rare to be able to work slowly and polish in such a competitive hotel industry.
Huangguoshu Bailian is only 500 meters away from Huangguoshu Waterfall. In this natural oxygen bar, there are 17 villas, 65 rooms and 26 outdoor hot spring bathing pools. In the valley of green water, the scenic spot is only a 3-minute drive from the hotel.
Butler service
It was raining heavily on the day I stayed in Huangguoshu Bailian. As soon as the car stopped, the staff ran over with an umbrella to pick it up, and then handed over towels and lemonade. The considerate service makes people feel at home.
Brilliant Hotel provides one-to-one butler service for guests. After guests arrive at the store, the butler sent by the hotel will be responsible for everything from check-in, catering to outings. In addition, the newly launched customized service, Formed a round-the-clock service process and content, or two days and one night, or three days and two nights, or four days and three nights, let you take the leisure and health accommodation experience of Bolian Hotel as the core, cooperate with Huangguoshu Scenic Area, Stone Village and other famous Customized tours of tourist attractions, experience a comfortable and leisurely holiday travel time.
If you need, two of the 5A scenic spots can be accompanied by hotel butlers all the way, known as: "the model of Chinese boutique hotels".
Three days and two nights/four days and three nights butler customized waterfall tour
day1: Arrive at Huangguoshu, stay at Huangguoshu Bailian Hot Spring Hotel
Special welcome ceremony—afternoon tea time—accompanied by the butler to introduce the hotel, communicate with the itinerary of the health preservation trip—experience the private hot spring time in the room, or enjoy the warm moment in the outdoor open-air hot spring area.
Day2: Waterfall tour
Morning: experience Brilliant Yoga or Tai Chi class—experience nutritious breakfast at Waterfall Pavilion—visit Huangguoshu Waterfall (if it meets peak hours, change it to afternoon)—experience local special snacks for lunch (at your own expense)
Afternoon: Visit Doupotang Waterfall——Dinner hotel customized health meals (guests at their own expense)—Experience Bolian SPA (guests at their own expense)
Day3: Buyi cultural experience
Experience nutritious breakfast at Waterfall Pavilion—experience Bailian yoga or Tai Chi courses—experience Buyi traditional culture batik art—return journey
If you want to spend one more day at Huangguoshu Waterfall, you can choose the four-day and three-night itinerary of Bolian, and add more itineraries of Dragon Palace Scenic Area or Yunfeng Bazhai Tunbao Cultural Travel for you to choose.
"Understated luxury" accommodation experience
The guest room is in the villa, the villa is on the water bank, and above the water bank are green hills.
From the living room to the bedroom, from the teak floor to the nanmu furniture, the guest room is spacious and simple, understatement, but elegant and delicate everywhere, considerate and pleasant.
Opening the window and looking far away, the green water and green mountains, mist and clouds are all in harmony. It is also a kind of enjoyment to read and meditate here or paint this leisurely painting with oil paint.
Or, if you like tea, if you hide in the tea room to enjoy the view of Maishan Puer, what you drink is not only the organic and healthy Puer, but also the beautiful scenery from the window.
Or, if you like to soak in hot springs, the 26 outdoor hot spring pools scattered in the valley are an excellent place for you to relax. The high-quality and rare hot springs rich in various minerals let it nourish your skin. The seedling comb scraping scrapes away the dross in the world thoroughly.
When the night comes, accompanied by the sound of the torrent of the waterfall not far away, the ultimate state of "unity of man and nature" has been reached.
This feeling filters the body, the heart, and the lungs.
Gastronomy: Exploring the creative fusion of Guizhou
How can a good hotel be without the company of delicious food? The dishes of Bolian Hotel are based on Guizhou cuisine, Yunnan cuisine, and Sichuan cuisine, creating a new health care series that is friendly to nature and combines Chinese and Western styles, forming an elegant and friendly style. There are too many delicacies, rich dishes, soup, steak, dumplings...everything you want to eat.
Among them, there is a creative dish that left a deep impression on me: foie gras mousse with oil vinaigrette. In the mouth, it is like eating a piece of foie gras-flavored pudding.
Living in Huangguoshu Bailian, the mountain is yours, the water is yours, and the Huangguoshu Waterfall is also yours. The cloud is yours, the fog is yours, and the scenery full of windows is yours. Living here, I can not go anywhere, read books, drink tea, make soup, watch the starry sky, listen to the water, listen to the wind, just enjoying the scenery of the mountains is enough, not to mention having such a magnificent waterfall as a companion, beautiful~
Huangguoshu Guest House
Compared with the luxurious Bailian, Huangguoshu Guest House is more suitable for family outings, group building, or hosting parties. The price is relatively cheap.
Huangguoshu Guest House is a villa-type hotel integrating tourism, vacation and leisure, and business.
The building group consists of 42 villas. The hotel relies on the architectural style of Daming Tunpu 60 years ago, and inlays the four major themed landscapes of dragon, water, cloud and stone. The architectural style and decoration style highlight the unique local culture and historical accumulation. .
The hotel's cuisine mainly promotes Guizhou local dishes, and cooks ethnic minority dishes with rich Buyi ethnic customs, original materials, and delicious colors and flavors. You can eat all the delicacies of Guizhou in this place.
Huangguoshu Hotel
At the core of the scenic spot, there is also a Huangguoshu Hotel, which is about 300 meters away from the scenic spot. It is very convenient to live here to watch the Huangguoshu Waterfall. There are several waterfall viewing rooms in the hotel. Living in such a room can enjoy the wonderful experience of "lying in the room and listening to the birdsong, and opening the window to smell the waterfall". In addition, the classical decoration style matches the elegant temperament around the scenic area.
In addition, the hotel's delicacies such as double-cooked mandarin fish, Kung Pao three crispy, pot-roasted duck, and golden octopus can also satisfy you. Food + waterfalls that can be seen through the window, this kind of travel experience can be remembered for a lifetime.
Travel Information + Notes
1. Tickets for Huangguoshu Scenic Area are 160 yuan, and real-name reservations are required in advance. Try to avoid the influx of tourists into the scenic spot during peak hours from 10 am to 12 am.
2. Scenic spot sightseeing car: 50 yuan/person; Huangguoshu escalator: 50 yuan/person/round trip, 30 yuan/person/one-way; Tianxing Bridge cableway ticket: 10 yuan/person/time.
3. If you choose to enter the Water Curtain Cave, you need to pay attention to the wet and slippery stone road. If you enter with a camera, you need to bring a rain cover.
4. Local specialty food: Guizhou-style famous food, Guizhou special paste chili as food.
5. Souvenirs: bobo candy, egg cakes, dried prickly pears, batik products, paste peppers, etc.
