Guiyang Trip Overview
Kaili is the capital city of the Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture of Southeast Guizhou, and also the base of southeast Guizhou’s ethnic culture tour.You have the opportunity to visit the three Miao villages in Kaili. When you visit these three Miao villages, you will find the differences between them and learn the history, culture and folk customs of their villages.The highlights is that you can learn how to make paper in local family and the art of batik
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Duration: 2 days
Starts: Guiyang, China
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Kaili is the capital city of the Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture of Southeast Guizhou, and also the base of southeast Guizhou’s ethnic culture tour.You have the opportunity to visit the three Miao villages in Kaili. When you visit these three Miao villages, you will find the differences between them and learn the history, culture and folk customs of their villages.The highlights is that you can learn how to make paper in local family and the art of batik
Itinerary
Day 1: Guiyang-Kaili
Stop At: Kaili, Kaili, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou
Your tour guide will meet you at your hotel lobby based on the train schedule.You will take high speed train to Kaili. Kaili is the capital city of the Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture of Southeast Guizhou, and also the base of southeast Guizhou’s ethnic culture tour. Today’s first stop is Shiqiao Miao village. Shiqiao Miao village is famous for its old technology of papermaking. The ancient traditional methods of production method can be traced back to the Tang dynasty. You can learn how to make paper in local family.
After lunch continue drive to Matang village, where you can see Gejia group, who are not listed into 55 minority groups in China. The Gejia people of Matang adore bow and arrow. As a legend goes, the ancestors of the Gejia people was hero who could shoot the sun with the arrow. You will appreciate the traditional Gejia batik in the village, and learn the art of batik. In the evening drive to hotel in Kaili.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Spend the night at Kaili
Day 2: Kaili-Guiyuan
Stop At: Kaili, Kaili, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou
In the morning pay leisure visit to explore Miao’s history and culture in Langde Miao Village and Datang Miao Village. Langde is a village of Long Skirt Miao. This village is considered to be the live museum of Miao Culture. Most wooden buildings were built from 1616-1911.Datang Miao Village is a Short Skirt Miao village, it is another branch of Miao live for hundreds years. Women in Datang are well known for their beautiful short skirts and hairstyle, they have worn a kind of traditional short skirt for 500 years. Another highlight in this village is the granary built over a pond with the multi-function of fire-proofing, rat-proofing and ant-proofing. Take high speed train back to Guiyang.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
