Guizhou Xingyi Maling River Canyon: Intruding into the Earth's Most Beautiful Scar

📍Address: National Highway 324, Xingyi City, Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province
🕙Opening Hours: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM (last entry at 5:30 PM)

🎫Tickets: 70 RMB per person (free admission with teacher or student ID, but an additional 10 RMB insurance fee applies), round-trip sightseeing elevator 40 RMB
Transportation Guide
- Self-driving: Navigate to "Dachaiwo Parking Lot," free parking; or navigate to "Xiaoqingshan Entrance," parking fee 10 RMB/day.
- Public Transport: Direct flights to Wanfenglin Airport, then taxi from Xingyi city center; or take bus route 4 directly from Xingyi city center to the scenic area.

🏞️Must-visit Attractions
- Wanma Benteng Waterfall Group: The soul of the canyon, with over 60 waterfalls distributed along the 1.7 km canyon banks. During the high water season, the scene is magnificent, like a stampede of thousands of horses. You can take panoramic photos from the bridge or capture the silky water flow from the water curtain cave behind the "Pearl Waterfall."
- Maling River Bridge: Located outside the scenic area entrance, it is the best free spot to overlook the entire canyon panorama. Using a telephoto lens for portraits here is stunning.
- Huanglong Waterfall + Pearl Waterfall: Experience the coolness of a water curtain cave up close, with mist from the waterfalls creating a fairyland atmosphere.

🚶🏻‍♂️Tour Route
It is recommended to enter from the Xiaoqingshan Entrance, take the sightseeing elevator down to the valley floor, then walk along the plank road towards the Dachaiwo exit, enjoying the travertine murals and Wanma Benteng Waterfall Group along the way. After reaching the core waterfall viewing area, you can return the same way to Xiaoqingshan Entrance or continue to the Dachaiwo exit and then walk back to the Xiaoqingshan Entrance parking lot. The whole trip takes about 3-4 hours.

Post by Mia123 Rivera | Oct 24, 2025