The forgotten and abandoned Karst landscape of Zijiang Rift in Kaiyang, Guizhou
🏞️Zijiang Rift is located in Kaiyang County and is a well-known and classic hiking route around Guiyang city. It was a semi-developed scenic spot and is now abandoned. It is a primitive Karst landscape. Some rivers are split by both sides. Hiking along the Luoguang River, there are straight canyon stone walls on both sides. It can indeed be called a rift. The vegetation along the way is lush and full of life. If you feel hot, you can go down to the river to play in the water at any time. It's a very good route.
🏞️Tour route;
🚶🏻♂️Route one: Short distance, difficulty: 🌟, downstream-waterfall-return, 7 kilometers, can be finished in half a day, very suitable for novices and family tours. The biggest difficulty of this route is a Z-shaped slope, climbing 500 meters, you can picnic by the river beach when you reach the waterfall, and you can swim in the summer.
🚶🏻♀️Route two: All day, difficulty: 🌟🌟, downstream-waterfall-broken bridge-stream upstream, about 16 kilometers, climbing: about 600 meters, it takes about 5-6 hours (it may take about 8 hours if you take pictures and play in the water). This route is recommended to follow a team, because the starting point and the end point are not on the same line, you need a car to pick you up, and there are two places on the route that require rope assistance to climb and cross the river, professional assistance is needed, be sure to bring upstream shoes!
📍Address: Zijiang Rift, Kaiyang, Guiyang
🚙Driving: About 1 hour from Guiyang (get off at Guizhou Zijiang Ecological Tourism Development Co., Ltd.)
🏃Distance: After navigation, you need to hike to get there
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5 off-the-beaten-path routes worth visiting around Guiyang during the Spring Festival in 2024
1️⃣Wujiang Secret Realm: Qianxi Ha Chong Miao Village
This route will pass through an ancient Miao village located on a cliff. You will experience a disappearing paradise. On the way from Ha Chong to Hua Wu village, there is a Wujiang secret path that is one kilometer long.
️Walking distance: about 12 kilometers
️Scenic features: canyon, cave, Ha Chong Miao Village, Hua Wu base, Wujiang Gallery, Wujiang Secret Path
🉑️Suitable for: ordinary young outdoor enthusiasts (10~50 years old)
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2️⃣"The Untamed" shooting location: Duyun Screw Shell
There is a boundless grassland on the Screw Shell Mountain, and you can see beautiful rime in low temperature in winter. At the foot of the mountain, there are Gaozhai Reservoir, Luyin Lake Reservoir, tea garden and simple ethnic villages.
️Walking distance: about 15 kilometers
️Scenic features: alpine meadow, rime winter scene, devil's tongue, The Untamed
🉑️Suitable for: ordinary young outdoor enthusiasts (10~50 years old)
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3️⃣One of the top ten classic hiking routes in Anshun Guanling
Millions of years ago, the Guanling ice pot was a rare relic of the Ice Age, with a certain uniqueness, and there is only a 4-6 month play window in winter and spring each year.
️Walking distance: about 8 kilometers
️Scenic features: hiking, ice pot, canyon scenery
🉑️Suitable for: ordinary young outdoor enthusiasts (10~50 years old)
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4️⃣The highest peak in Guiyang: Yunwu Mountain Qiankan Qing
️Walking distance: about 12 kilometers
️Scenic features: climbing/mountain ridge hiking/big punch/lake
🉑️Suitable for: ordinary young outdoor enthusiasts (10~50 years old)
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5️⃣One of the top ten classic hiking routes in Guizhou: Kaiyang Zijiang Earth Crack
One of the classic hiking routes around Guiyang, one of the routes that Guiyang hikers must take, canyon, stream, stone bridge, waterfall scenery, abandoned scenic area with few people, good walking plank road conditions.
️Walking distance: about 18 kilometers
️Scenic features: hiking, canyon, stream, top ten classic routes in Guizhou
🉑️Suitable for: ordinary young outdoor enthusiasts (10~50 years old)
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