Rice terraces, waterfall & minorities
Guiyang-Kunming-Dali

Meet on arrival at Guiyang. Drive 2 hours to Kaili and check in the hotel..

The capital of Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture of southeast Guizhou. This is real ‘festival land’ with over 130 festivals taking place each year. Minority people accounts for 71 percent of the total population. The Miao & Dong Autonomous Prefecture in Southeastern Guizhou (Called Qiandongnan in Chinese) is located in the southeastern part of Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. The prefecture adjoins Hunan Province to the east, Guangxi Autonomous Region to the south, and Zhunyi and Tongren prefectures of Guizhou to the north.

After breakfast, drive 1 hour on the county road to Leishan county, center of the Miao culture in South-east Guizhou. Trekking tour (around 1 hour) to the Miao village. Spend the afternoon in the Miao village, drive back to Kaili in the afternoon.

Miao Village, home to over 1,000 residents living in more than 400 households, lies on the southern border of Southwest China's Guizhou Province, and is tinted with its time-honored Miao traditions and a strong local flavor. Though situated by State Highway 321, the Miao villagers here have maintained the characteristic lifestyle of the Miao ethnic group, still retaining the living customs and dressing code of the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties.

Drive through the beautiful countryside with its terraced hillsides and quaint towns on our way to Shidong, Taijiang county. In the afternoon, return Kaili.

Shidong, Taijiang county, center of the Long Miao culture in South-Eastern Guizhou. Shidong is a very small town in Taijiang county. The villagers will be waiting in their boats on the river to take us to their homes. It is very famous for its silver ornaments-making.

After breakfast, drive 40 minutes to Matang. To experience Gejia village style. Free walk and sightseeing from Matang to Huzhuang. Drive back to Guiyang for about 2 hours in the afternoon and check in the hotel.

Drive 1.5 hours to Old Han (Chinese) village in Anshun County, west of Guiyang. After Anshun, transfer to Huangguoshu Waterfall and Dragon Palace Cave. Then drive back to Guiyang railway station and take the overnight train to Kunming. K337 (638km 20:19/07:45+1)

Anshun County, the ancestors of these villagers migrated from Jiangsu Province to Guizhou Province in the Ming Dynasty. Women here are still dressed in traditional Ming dynasty costumes, and houses remain faithful to Ming architectural styles.

Huangguoshu Waterfall, a milky way in miniature, is the largest waterfall in Asia. Seventy-four meters (243 feet) high and eighty-one meters (266 feet) wide, it is a scenic marvel. Do not miss it if you are in Guizhou Province.Known as the Huangguoshu Waterfall National Park, it is 45 kilometers (28 miles) southwest of Anshun city in Guizhou Province. Together with minor waterfalls, the charms of Huangguoshu Waterfall are a natural tourist drawing card. Hospitable ethic groups add the human touch.

Meet on arrival at Kunming railway station and transfer to hotel, check in. Afternoon sightseeing tour to West Hill. Kunming is the capital of Yunnan Province. It is nicknamed as City of Spring.

West Hill is at the west suburb some 15 kilometers from the city proper. It contains the Huating Hill, Taihua Hill and Luohan Hill, extending a distance of more than 40 kilometers at an altitude of between 1900 meters to 2350 meters above sea level. Legend goes that at ancient time locals mistook a phoenix for Jade Chicken and called the hill Jade Chicken Hill. The hill also called Lying Buddhist Hill for its resemblance of a sculpture of a lying Buddha.

Transfer to Kunming railway station and take day train to Dali. K9618/K9619 (359km 08:54/18:08) Dali is an ancient historical city where the Bai minority lives. Chinese people call the area "Scandinavia". and check in the hotel.

We will enjoy the beautiful scenery and cruise on Erhai Lake. Visit Three Pagoda, Bai Village and old town of Dali. (END)

Erhai Lake is the largest highland lake next to Dianchi and one of the seven biggest fresh water lakes in China. It means, 'sea shaped like an ear', in Chinese. Implying that the lake is ear shaped and as large as a sea, hence it was so named. The lake covers an area of 250 square kilometers and is located about two kilometers east of Dali. It is like a crescent lying between Cangshan and Dali city as seen from Cangshan Mount. In a sunny day, the crystal waters of Erhai Lake and the snow mantled Cangshan Mount radiate with each other.

Three pagodas, about 1 kilometer (0.6 mile) northwest of the ancient city of Dali, occupying a scenic location at the foot of Mt. Cangshan facing Erhai Lake, has a history of over 1,800 years. It is a symbol of the history of Dali City, and a record of the development of Buddhism in the area. As its name implies, Three Pagodas are made of three ancient independent pagodas forming a symmetrical triangle.

Bai village is situated by Bai river's bank in Gia Luong district, Bac Ninh province. Its pseudonym is Buoi village. Dai Bai is famous for long aged handicraft village. This point itself creates distinctiveness for this village. According to nomination and majestic, genealogy of the village, the founder of this vocation is Nguyen Cong Truyen (989 - 1069).