Back from Guiyang, I really don’t recommend going in August. Let me tell you some hard truths!

1️⃣ Weather warning ☔ Current situation: alternating heavy rain and muggy heat in August, feels like 35℃+ 💔 Painful experiences: • Monkeys at Qianling Mountain snatching food (even umbrellas were taken) • Slippery stone roads in Qingyan Ancient Town (watch out for falls) • Huaxi Yelang Valley temporarily closed (water level rising) 2️⃣ Accommodation pitfalls 🏨 Current status: Huaguoyuan homestays have doubled in price and are still hard to book ⚠️ Avoid these: • Waiting 20 minutes for elevators in high-rise apartments • Night market noise downstairs until early morning • Severe bathroom odors (yuck) 3️⃣ Food disappointments 🍜 Chaos: • Silk rolls 15 yuan/serving (only 8 yuan last year) • Sour soup fish 80 yuan per person (fish slices paper-thin) • Changwang noodles with 1-hour wait (taste worse than street stalls) 4️⃣ Traffic collapse 🚌 Tested: • Subway packed to suffocation during morning rush hour • Taxis don’t use meters (3 km costs 40 yuan) • Bus intervals half an hour 💡 Survival tips (if you must come): ✔️ Visit Guizhou Provincial Museum exhibitions (great air conditioning) ✔️ Stroll Jiaxiu Pavilion at 6 AM (only time with few people) ✔️ Eat alley beef noodles with locals (8 yuan/bowl) ------ 💰 Real expenses: Accommodation 600 + Transport 200 + Food 400 = 1200 yuan (3 days 2 nights) 💔 Better recommendation: go to Liupanshui at the same time (10℃ cooler, 30% cheaper) ------ What pitfalls have you encountered in Guiyang? Leave a comment to help sisters avoid them, 3 people will be drawn to receive [Portable Raincoat]☔ ------ Tested in August 2025, some roads severely flooded