Contents

Chapter 1 Guizhou - The Province of Parks

I Guizhou - The Provmce of Parks

II Historic Sites, Cultural Relics & Ethnic Customs

Chapter 2 The Central Tourist Region

I Guiyang City

II Guiyang North Tourist Route

III Jiaxiu Pavilion, Templcs & Churches

IV The Qanling Park, Huaxi Park, Forest Park & Nanjiao Park

V The Baihua Lake & Tianhetan (The Wilky Way) Pool

Vl The Hongfeng (Red Maple) Lakc

Chapter 3 East Guizhou

I Tongren Prefecture

II Mt Fanjingshan

III The Jiulongdong (Nine-Dragon) Gave

Chapter 4 North Guizhou

I Zunyi-Hosted City

II Home of Maotai

III Attractions in Chishui

Chapter 5 West Guizhou

l Anshun Gity- Central Part of Qan & Entrance to Dian

n The Huangguoshu Waterfalls

III Longgong Karst Cave (The Dragon Palace)

IV Dixi & Barik

Chapter 6 Northwest Guizhou

I The Zhijin Cave

II The One-Hundred-Li Azalea Belt

III Caohai Lake (the Sea of Waterweeds & Grass)

IV Jiudongdan (Nlne-Sky-Window) Cave & Diaoshuiyan Cliff

Chapter 7 Liupanshui Special District

l Liupanshui City

n Panxian Tourism

Ciapter 8 Southwest Guizhou

l Qanxinan Buyi & Miao Autonomous Prefecture

II The Malinghe Valley

III Nidang Stone Forest

IV Anlong Zhaodi Causeway

Chapter 9 South Guizhou

l Qiannan Buyi &. Miao Autonomous Prefecture

n Maolan Karst Virgin Forest

III Fuquan- Rich in Minerals

Chapter lO Southeast Guizhou

l Qiandongnan Miao & Dong Autonomous Prefecture

II Kaili- the Center of Miao Customs Tourism

III Zhenyuan- A Historical & Cultural Relic

IV The Wuyanghe River with Charmmg Gorges

Chapter ll Guizhou Ethnic Customs

I Ethnic Fesdvals & Customs

II Nadonalidcs' Dandng & Singing

III Colorfal Folk Costumes

IV Architecture of the Ethnic Peoples

The Map of Guizhou Tourism

Chapter l

Guizhou-The Province of Parks

l Guizhou - The Province of Parks

Long long ago, it happened that a woman was doing washing

in the Dunshui River (possibly the present Beipanjiang River in the

south of Guizhou) when a three-joint section of bamboo came

floaring between her legs. She tried to push it away, but it came

back and remained there. All of a sudden, she hcard a baby crying

and it seemed to come from within the tube. So she took the tube

home and cut it open. To her great surprise, she found a baby

boy inside. She was very happy to keep the boy as her own son

and left the slices of the bamboo in the wild. The bamboo slices

should grew into a bamboo forest soon. Thus, the boy was given

"Zhu" (meaning bamboo in Ghinese) as his sumame.

With time passing by, the baby Zhu grew up to be a very

dever boy with excdlent marshal art skills. One day on an

excursion, Zhu took a short rest on a great rock and told his

attendants to prepare food. The attendants answered their master,

"There is no water here, sir." Thc young man then took out his

sword and struck at the rock on which he was sitring. Water

gushed down immediately from the opening. Later, Zhu's magic

power helped him establish a kingdom in a beautiful land,with

himself as king. Today, that beautiful land is Guizhou Province.

Guizhou Province, now simply referred to as Qjan in

Chinese, is located in the southwest comer of China. It covers an

area of 176128 sq km (67992 sq miles), or l. 8% of the total area

of China. 87% of the province is mountamous (above 500 mctres/

ifrlfl feet), 10% hilly (200 - 500 metres/656~1640 feet) and the

remainmg 3% a flat plain, mainly consistmg of small basins (called

"bazi" in local Guizhou dialect) along the rivers or among the

mountains. Its magnificent mountain scenery has eamed Gnizhou

another name - the Province of Parks.

Guizhou has a diverse population of36 million. Under

provindal jurisdiction are 3 dties at prefectural level, 3

administrative prefectures and 3 minority nationality autonomons

prefectures. Guiyang, the biggest dty and capital of the province,

is the political, economic and cultural center.

Guizhou is a multicultural province with the fifih largest ethnic

population in China. 17 distmct ethnic groups live alongside the

Han Chinese who have migrated there from different regions of the

country, The vdriety of ethnic groups living in Guizhou make up

34% of the total population of36 million (about 1197000 figure up

to 1998). A major charm of the province for travellers is the

number of ethnic fesdvals, resplendent with color and sufiused with

music, that take place throughout the year and that remain an

important part of continuing traditional lifestyles and custorns.

Guizhou is bordered by Yunnan to the west. Sichuan to the

north, Hunan to the east and Guangxi to the south. Situated

between north latitudes 24?and 29? east longimdes 103° and 109°",

Guizhou has a warm and humid subtropical climate with naild

wiiiter and cool summcr. Influenccd by monsoons from the SE,

Guizhou has a rich rainfall, which gives this mountainous region a

large diversity of natural spedes of wildlife and a pleasant dimate

fortourism.

Guizhou has a varied topography. Karst landfoms are

geographically well-preserved and cover 73% of thc total land. The

magmficent natural sccnery of the landscape and exquisite caves and

stones, such as the Huangguoshu Waterfalls, the Dragon Palace,

the Hongfeng Lake, the Zhijin Cave and the Wuyanghe River

rcpresents the best of the karst landforms in this land. So Guizhou

'is ridi in natural resources of scenery. Its natural beauty lies in its

mountains, waters, karst caves and forests.