This summer secret getaway in Guizhou I can visit over and over
by isyndra_9204
Oct 21, 2025
🗺️ Opening the window in the early morning, the mountain mist is dreamlike, with the blue-tiled pavilions built along the Wujiang River forming a stunning landscape with the mountains and forests. When night falls, thousands of lights illuminate, as if transported to the world of Spirited Away. If you're tired of the city noise, come here to spend a few days of heavenly life during your holiday!
1️⃣·🚗【Transportation】
High-speed rail: "Zunyi Station" or "Zunyi South." From "Zunyi South," it takes only about 20 minutes by taxi to reach "Wujiang Zhai (West Gate)"
Self-driving: Navigate to "Wujiang Zhai International Tourism Resort," both East and West Gates are accessible! (The main entrance is at the East Gate)
2️⃣·✨Recommended Route:
🎫Admission: 120/person
1: Weaving Workshop experience → View bamboo rafting at Huilong Island → Eat all the snacks at Riverside Food Street → Capture sunset at Mushan Hotel observation deck → Night boat tour (The light show is amazing!)
2: Early tea experience → Miao embroidery DIY → Terraced fields hiking → Drone show (Weekend only)
🍜【Food Radar】Local insider list!
✅Must-try TOP5:
1. Qianbei Rice Noodles (Prime spot at Riverside Food Street! Spicy and appetizing at 10 yuan/serving)
2. Yelang Ice Jelly (Add fermented rice and crushed peanuts for the ultimate experience)
3. Bamboo Tube Rice (Freshly cut green bamboo roasted with bacon, aromatic enough to make you cry)
4. Paotang Feast (Long table banquet in stilt houses, 8 large bowls for about 60 yuan per person)
5. Warning guide: Be cautious with farmhouse restaurants outside the scenic area! Recommend "First House at the Gate," the sour soup fish with freshly ground tofu is absolutely amazing
3️⃣·📷【Photo Spots】
🔸Yalu King Bridge: Overlook the entire Wujiang Zhai from the bridge; the blue hour in the evening is perfect for capturing the terraced water pools
🔸Heping Dyeing Workshop: Experience indigo dyeing, unlock intangible cultural heritage skills, and take overhead shots of indigo cloth drapes from the second-floor terrace
🔸Zhilan Street Paper Workshop: Capture the layered wooden architecture
🔸Alley next to Firetree Inn: With the river as background, standing on the bluestone path makes for excellent photos, especially in traditional Han clothing
🔸Central hall of Qian Academy Hotel: Background of ink and calligraphy walls, full of scholarly atmosphere
🔸Huilong Island Square: Thousands of drones light up the night sky, paired with musical fountains, very impressive
🔸Taiyi Pavilion Bridge: Watch the boats navigate between the stilt houses on both banks, gorgeous night view
🔸Slope above Quick Read Bookstore: High vantage point with panoramic view of most of Wujiang Zhai, perfect for photos with the white pagoda and green mountains
4️⃣·🏠Accommodation Recommendations: Inside the scenic area, there's Mushan Hotel, Tangbang Inn and other homestays starting from 880 yuan including tickets for two. Several kilometers outside the scenic area in town, there are many small inns and hotels priced around 200 yuan.
5️⃣·💃Rich Spring Festival Activities
During the day, there are dragon and lion dances, traditional bamboo rafting performances, stage shows, and vibrant folk markets with traditional handicrafts and special snacks to browse and taste, experiencing the strongest New Year atmosphere
At night, there are fish lantern parades, riverside lantern blessings, iron flower shows 🔥, bonfire parties, fire pot performances, and drone shows, all worth seeing
This Year of the Snake Spring Festival, come to Wujiang Zhai in Guizhou to experience the liveliest New Year atmosphere and encounter the most beautiful night scenery!
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