Guizhou
贵州 · Guìzhōu
Huangguoshu Waterfall · Photo: Huangdan2060 · CC BY 3.0
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2–3 daysGuiyang贵阳Gateway to Huangguoshu Waterfall, Miao villages and the karst hills of Guizhou.Top sights
黄果树瀑布Huangguoshu WaterfallChina’s best-known waterfall, about 78 m high and 100 m wide, in a karst park with two more areas: the terraced Doupotang falls and the stone forests and caves of Tianxing Bridge.
青岩古镇Qingyan Ancient TownA 600-year-old garrison town south of Guiyang with stone walls and gates, flagstone lanes, temples, a Catholic church and old merchant houses.
西江千户苗寨Xijiang Miao VillageThe largest Miao village in China: more than a thousand wooden stilt houses climbing two hillsides above a river, with wind-and-rain bridges, a museum and daily song-and-dance shows.
荔波小七孔Libo Xiaoqikong (Small Seven Arches)A UNESCO-listed karst forest valley named after an old seven-arch stone bridge, with turquoise lakes, a forest of trees growing in a river, and chains of small waterfalls.
黔灵山公园Qianling Mountain ParkA forested mountain park right in the city, with hundreds of free-roaming macaques, Hongfu Temple (a 17th-century Buddhist monastery) near the top, a lake and a small zoo.