Anshun01 : 4 Days Hiking Tour to Guiyang - Anshun - Qingzhen

You can have a short trip in Guiyang City and stay one night near the railway station.

Your Guizhou hiking tour starts with a train ride from Guiyang Railway Station to Anshun. The ticket charge of express trains for a hard seat is CNY 15.5 and the duration is around 1.5 hours. The ticket of high-speed train, which takes 29 minutes, is CNY46.5 (second-class seat). After arriving there, hire a taxi or take bus no. 3 to Anshun East Coach Station directly, where you can catch a bus bound for the underground crystal 'kingdom', Dragon Palace Cave, and its ticket fare is CNY 160 for the 2 to 4 hours' ride. The scenic area boasts a 9-mile long underground karst cave, which can be toured by boat. Besides the colorful and peculiar limestone, you can find a 160 feet high waterfall at the entrance of the cave, rushing from a crescent-shaped hole to the pool at its foot. During your floating inside, you will encounter a natural temple worshipping a Bodhisattva sculpture. Another amazing sight is the Xuantang Pool, a round pond where water keeps whirling clockwise. Once you finish your Anshun hiking tour, you are advised to go back to the downtown and have a rest in a local hotel.

We suggest you visit Hongfeng Lake (Red Maple Lake). The scenic area is located on the outskirts of Qingzhen City. Take a bus from Anshun East Coach Station to Qingzhen first. Upon arrival, the most convenient way to the lake is taking a taxi, which costs CNY 15 or so and takes 10 minutes. Hongfeng Lake is one of the largest man-made lakes in Guizhou Plateau, with 178 islets dotted above the water. Once the autumn comes, all the islets are covered by red maple leaves. Seen from the air, the isolated red islets look just like pieces of red leaves floating on the water. Visitors usually take a boat to land on the small islands. You can also have a look of the Wind and Rain Bridge and Drum Tower, which both represent the local Dong minority's architectural features. Leaning over the bridge, you may enjoy the melodious and pleasant love songs performed by local boys and girls to feel their happiness. Finishing the feast of fish and seafood there, you can go on trekking to the Miao Village inside the scenic area. There, you may be invited to join the bamboo poles dance to have fun with the younkers of Miao minority. There are many farmhouse hostels for you to have a rest for a night.

The last day, we suggest you extend your hiking tour to Zhijin Cave. After breakfast, you can take bus no.3 at the gate of the Hongfeng Lake scenic area to go back to Qingzhen. Then, take a coach to Zhijin County and transfer to the cave from Zhijin Bus Station. Zhijin Cave is a large karst cave reputed as the 'Museum of Limestone' because more than 40 kinds of limestone with bizarre shapes can be seen there. You can find 'lion', 'elephant', 'pine trees', and even 35 feet high giant 'mushroom' along the hiking trail. After that, take a bus at the entrance to Zhijin County. Upon arrival, we suggest you take a train to get to Anshun, which takes around 1.5 hours and the ticket fare for a hard seat is CNY 15.5. Your Anshun hiking tour ends here.