Recommended by Little Lucky Star! There’s a place called Kaili in Guizhou!

I am Little Lucky Star, the great travel wizard. As an independent travel blogger who insists on authentic experiences, rejects "internet-famous check-in style travel," and focuses on the city’s everyday life and cultural texture, today I’ve customized a plan for you— 📍 "City Travel Notes · New Chapter for 2500 RMB" · A three-day, two-night city roaming guide to a underestimated border town: with river breeze, old streets, sour soup, and a lively atmosphere — no crowded "Little Kamakura," no check-in at the "Sky Mirror," no expensive viewing platforms. This time, we spend three days and two nights truly immersing ourselves in the daily life of a living southwestern border town: In the early morning, enjoy a bowl of sour soup noodles by the Qingshui River; in the afternoon, listen to elders recount stories of the Third Front at the old post office; at dusk, watch cargo ships slowly pass by on the iron chain bridge; late at night, drink a bowl of papaya iced jelly at a street corner stall. No compressed routes, no purely commercial tours, no staying in trendy homestays. Within a budget of 2500 RMB, complete a slow journey through Qiandongnan with rivers, flavors, sounds, and warmth. 🌿【Recommended City】: Kaili · Gateway to Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture ✅ Reasons: Guizhou’s "hidden entrance," not a main tourist battlefield, authentic local life Extremely affordable gourmet food (sour soup noodles ¥6, beef noodles ¥8) Many free old streets, blending ethnic culture and urban life High-speed rail direct access (Shanghai-Kunming line), convenient transportation Ideal for slow travel, photography, storytelling, and tasting sour and spicy flavors 🗓 Trip Theme: "Eat a bowl of sour soup by the Qingshui River, listen to a Third Front story at Dashizi, watch a sunset on the old bridge, drink a bowl of iced jelly at the alley entrance" —— Using sour as the lead, river as the vein, sound as the breath, and alley as the poem, start a low-commercial, highly resonant slow walk in the border town. 🗓 Day 1: Arrive in Kaili, step into the folds of the border town 🚄 Transportation advice (budget: ¥600) High-speed rail to Kaili South Station (nationwide access, ¥300–600, estimate ¥500) Taxi to downtown (about ¥100, carpooling can save 50%) 💡 Tip: Arrive before noon to save time 🏡 Evening: Stay in a homestay or budget hotel in the Dashizi old town area (budget: ¥260/night × 1 night = ¥260) Recommendations: A small courtyard near Kaili Hotel or an apartment near the Ethnic Style Park Quiet, breakfast included, walking distance to old streets 🌇 Evening: Dashizi + Qingshui River Riverside Walkway Activities: Skip the "internet-famous bridge," walk the local people’s promenade Photography: river reflections, elders fishing, children playing in water Listen to an elder’s memories of the "Third Front construction" 🍽 Dinner: Liu Yiwan Beef Noodles (Zhoufu Road branch) (budget: ¥15) Must add: pickled radish + fermented chili 🗓 Day 2: Soulful sour soup, rediscover the old streets 🌅 Early morning 7:30｜Jinquan Lake morning market + old vegetable market Activities: Visit the local vegetable market: see sour soup jars, cured meat, wild vegetables Photography: grandma selling flowers, elder repairing shoes, tofu stall Buy fermented chili and sour soup buns as souvenirs (¥40) 🍜 Morning 9:00｜Old Kaili Sour Soup Fish (Bonan Ancient Road branch) (budget: ¥80) Must try: red sour soup + litsea cubeba + boiling water fish hotpot Order only small fish + side dishes, no set meals Pair with a bowl of rice + cold mixed houttuynia 🏞 Morning 11:00｜Bonan Ancient Road (Kaili section) Activities: Walk the remaining section of the Tang Dynasty ancient courier road, see the inscription "Qian-Gui thoroughfare" Photography: stone steps, old trees, clothes drying poles Feel the lingering warmth of the "Southern Silk Road" 🍱 Lunch: Alley rice noodle stall (budget: ¥12) Recommended: Sour soup noodles + fried potatoes 🌄 Afternoon 14:00｜Yatang Town + villages along Sankeshu Town Activities: Taxi to Sankeshu Town (¥60 round trip) Walk the edge trails of Langli or Nanhua villages Photography: stilted houses, rice fields, elders weaving cloth Do not enter paid village gates, respect villagers’ lives 🏡 Evening: Stay at a riverside homestay outside Xiashi Ancient Town (budget: ¥320/night × 1 night = ¥320) Recommendations: Xiashi Town "Qingjiang Cottage" style Window view of the river, quiet, walking distance to old streets 🍽 Dinner: Home-style dishes on Xiashi old street (budget: ¥60) Recommended: stir-fried cured meat with bracken, sour soup cooked river shrimp 🗓 Day 3: Relive the ancient town moments, prepare to return 🌅 Early morning 7:00｜Outer waterways of Xiashi Ancient Town Activities: Do not buy tickets to enter the main street, walk along the old dock by Qingjiang River Photography: cargo ships, cormorants, washing grandmas Capture the morning mist at "Zhonghe Floating Bridge" ☕ Morning 9:00｜Old Post Office Café or Xiashi Teahouse (budget: ¥35) 1. Order a Kaili latte + handmade rice cake 2. Write a Qiandongnan style postcard 🛍 Morning 10:30｜Outer Xiashi old street + farmers’ market Activities: Buy dried blueberries (¥25), small bottles of rice wine (¥20) Photography: old eaves, stone steps, bamboo baskets 🚆 Afternoon 12:00｜Check out + lunch (budget: ¥45) Recommendations: 1. Yang’s rice noodles (sour soup beef noodles ¥15) + iced jelly (¥10) 2. Buy vacuum-packed sour soup buns on the way (¥35) 🚄 Afternoon 13:30｜Kaili South Station → return trip (included in ¥600 transportation budget) 💰 Total budget breakdown (per person): Item Cost (RMB) 1. Round-trip transportation (high-speed rail + city taxi/carpool) ¥600 2. Accommodation (2 nights) ¥580 3. Meals (6 meals + snacks) ¥224 4. Tickets + experiences (all free) ¥0 5. Souvenirs + miscellaneous (sour soup, tea, postcards, snacks) ¥120 6. Emergency reserve ¥976 7. Total ≈ ¥2,500 ✅ 📸 Little Lucky Star’s warm reminder! Why recommend this route? It’s the right way to travel a border town: no check-ins, no rushing, no consumerism Every stop has life, warmth, and details Perfect for capturing emotional, textured, and resonant content Fun fact: Kaili is the "Chinese Capital of Sour Soup Cuisine" "Xiashi" originally meant "Xiashi Dock," a major salt transport hub in the Qing Dynasty Kaili locals drink 100,000 bowls of sour soup daily 🏙 Conclusion: In three days, you’ve eaten sour soup, listened to the river’s sound, and watched a sunrise by the Qingshui River. Kaili has never been a "noisy" place. It tells you with a bowl of fiery sour soup, a deep ancient road, a quiet river, and a warm dialect: The true beauty of China is not in filters, but in every morning you’re willing to slow down. 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