Anshun is back, and I really don't recommend going in August because it's just too amazing!

Just returned from Anshun, August has fewer people, beautiful scenery, and saves money! Huangguoshu Waterfall's water volume surges, the caves turn into natural refrigerators, personally tested 3 days and 2 nights with no disappointments, copy quickly～

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🌞 Day Tour Marathon: Covering Waterfalls, Caves, and Ancient Villages

1. Huangguoshu Waterfall · Exclusive Rainbow Strike at 7:00

✅ Water Curtain Cave Crossing Tips: Catch the first shuttle straight to the big waterfall (opens at 7:30)! Shoot double rainbows across Rhinoceros Pool against the backlight, wear cave shoes to enter "Sun Wukong’s hometown," reach behind the waterfall and touch the stunning Milky Way falling.

✅ Hidden Easter Egg: In the second half of Tianxing Bridge, the "Silver Chain Falls," stand on the bluestone slabs at low tide, the rushing water breaks into diamond-like fragments underfoot, long exposure shots create silky water flow (security allows wading when few people).

2. Dragon Palace Cave · 18℃ Underground Mystic Realm

🚤 Take a boat to explore the second part of Dragon Palace: go at 14:00 to avoid crowds! 840 meters of underground river with stalactites like giant dragon bones, blue-green lights reflecting on the water, wear Hanfu and stand at the bow for wide-angle shots, instantly creating a "Tomb Raider" secret realm blockbuster (15℃ temperature difference inside and outside the cave!).

🌿 Whirlpool Mystery: Watch the 100-meter diameter pond where water automatically rotates clockwise, drop a leaf to verify the "mountain doesn’t turn but water does" phenomenon.

3. Gaodang Ancient Village · Buyi Ethnic Indigo Dyeing Time

🏞️ Cliffside Dyeing Photo Technique: Climb the 30-meter-high cloth drying rack, touch the millennia-old stone wall warmth, use undried indigo cloth for cool-toned ethnic style photos (rent Buyi costumes for 30 yuan/hour).

🖌️ Intangible Cultural Heritage Highlight: Learn maple-scented dyeing under the ancient banyan tree, use wax knives to draw fish and insect patterns, finished product becomes a summer sun-protection shawl.

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🌙 Night Tour Divine Moves: Unrevealed Online Experiences

1. Huangguoshu Night Tour 2.0

🌌 20:30 Starry Tianxing Bridge: Avoid daytime crowds! 365 stepping stones paved with LED lights, stepping on the "Birthday Stone" triggers constellation sound effects, Silver Chain Falls glows blue like a liquid galaxy.

🎭 Holographic Xu Xiake: Projection of late Ming dynasty exploration stories on the waterfall surface, NPC scholar offers chilled prickly pear juice, converse with the soul from 1638 in the mist.

2. Tunpu Starry Sky Camping

⛺ Tianlong Tunpu Night Protection Zone: Camp after 22:00 at the foot of Tiantai Mountain, see the Milky Way crossing the Ming dynasty arrow tower with the naked eye, Buyi ethnic star chart explanations every Friday (free if you bring your own tent!).

🎴 Midnight Local Opera: At 23:00 by the rice fields watch the Nuo opera "Three Kingdoms," veteran performers wear carved wooden masks, under moonlight Guan Gong’s shadow with sword stretches ten meters.

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🗺️ 3 Days 2 Nights Against the Crowd Itinerary

DAY1: Waterfall Marathon Route

• 7:00 Huangguoshu Water Curtain Cave → 10:00 Tianxing Bridge Silver Chain Falls → 14:00 Doupotang for "Journey to the West" style photos

• 19:30 Night tour at Tianxing Bridge → Stay inside the scenic area at "Qianshouju" (open window to hear waterfall, saves second entry ticket)

DAY2: Cave Crossing Route

• 9:00 Dragon Palace second cave → 13:00 Whirlpool to verify water flow mystery → 16:00 Guanyin Cave to touch billion-year-old stalactites

• 21:00 Tiantai Mountain starry sky camping

DAY3: Cultural Healing Route

• 8:00 Gaodang Ancient Village indigo dyeing experience → 11:00 Yunfeng Tunpu explore arrow windows and narrow alleys

• 15:00 Carve "Fu" character on Ming dynasty houses in the village (20 yuan to take the carved block) → Shopping before return: buy Bobo candy on Gufu Street (10 yuan/box)

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💡 Hardcore Pitfall Prevention Guide

⚠️ Ticket Tips:

• Don’t buy Huangguoshu + Dragon Palace combo ticket! Book separately for more flexibility (grab early Huangguoshu tickets 3 days in advance, Dragon Palace is less crowded after 3 PM)

• For Tunpu, choose either Yunfeng or Tianlong, the main village is free but ID verification is required

🚌 Transportation Tips:

• From Anshun West Station take the "Scenic Area Shuttle" (three lines for Huangguoshu/Dragon Palace/Tunpu, 2 yuan per ride)

• For Dragon Palace, navigate to "Biyuan Parking Lot" for free parking, refuse the 30 yuan sightseeing bus

🧥 Safety Essentials:

• Must-have non-slip creek shoes for caves (ordinary sneakers cause many falls!)

• Huangguoshu mist area is like heavy rain, double insurance with waterproof phone bag + raincoat (scenic area raincoats are paper-thin)

This guide is for reference only.