Colorful Guizhou | An ancient town where merchants once gathered and a red river

every vacation

Every self-driving trip

From the frontier of the western region of the motherland

To the northernmost border post

From the very first trip

really hope

own footprints

You can travel all over the country

Every time you move forward

are full of countless expectations

Leave countless beautiful memories

the most beautiful scenery

best memories

All on the road

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Colorful Guizhou | An ancient town where merchants once gathered and a red river

This trip to Guizhou originated from CCTV’s Guizhou tourism advertising promotion video. Since those dozens of seconds of footage have been integrated into my memory, the four words colorful Guizhou, those rich folk symbols and those beautiful scenery, Fanjing Mountains, Zhenyuan Ancient City, Kaili Sour Fish Soup, Wanfeng Forest, Dali Dong Village, Qinglong Twenty-four Corners, countless beautiful scenery and delicious food captured me, and a bold decision was made from that moment. When the time was right, I would find Take the time to start your self-driving trip to Guizhou. In fact, I drove my car to Xijiang Miao Village a few years ago. The stilted buildings and wisps of cooking smoke in Xijiang Miao Village always made me linger.

Colorful Guizhou | An ancient town where merchants once gathered and a red river

The four cyclists completed a colorful self-driving tour of Guizhou in 20 days, passing through Guang'an, Sichuan and Luzhou, Chongqing City. They chose to enter Guizhou Province from Chishui in northwestern Guizhou, passing through Maotai Town, Zunyi, Fanjing Mountain, Zhenyuan, Kaili, Rongjiang, Congjiang, etc. Jiang, Zhaoxing, Libo, Guiyang, Anshun, Qinglong, Xingyi, Liupanshui and Bijie, and traveled around Guizhou. On the way back, we stopped by the ancient city of Langzhong, Sichuan. The whole journey was more than 5,000 kilometers. God was still very strong and allowed us not to have any problems. If you miss any beautiful scenery, you will be left with full of touching and happy memories.

Colorful Guizhou | An ancient town where merchants once gathered and a red river

Guizhou is located in the southwest of the motherland and is a place where many ethnic groups live together. It is rich in tourism resources, countless folk delicacies and beautiful legends. Every ancient town and every beautiful scene contains historical elements and folk symbols. Guizhou is beautiful, simple and picturesque. In recent years, with the vigorous promotion of Guizhou tourism, there has been an endless stream of tourists. Only 20 days are not enough to appreciate Guizhou’s tourism resources. If I had more time, I would still choose Guizhou as a self-driving destination, continue to experience the folk customs there, and taste the colorful Guizhou cuisine.

Colorful Guizhou | An ancient town where merchants once gathered and a red river

Starting today, I will share with you my experience and feelings about self-driving in Guizhou, and let us enter the colorful Guizhou together.

Colorful Guizhou | An ancient town where merchants once gathered and a red river

■ Colorful Guizhou self-driving trip ■

Colorful Guizhou | An ancient town where merchants once gathered and a red river

Time distance : 2 days | 300 kilometers |

Colorful Guizhou | An ancient town where merchants once gathered and a red river

Scenic spot location : Nanzheng Street, Shizhong District, Chishui City, Guizhou Province

Scenic spot tickets : free admission

After starting from Shaanxi, we entered Chongqing via Guang'an, Sichuan, passed through Chongqing, and then entered Chishui, Guizhou from Luzhou. We visited Chishui Museum and Chishui Ancient City Wall, stayed overnight at Chishui Riverside Inn, and tasted Liuji Douhua and Tongtong Bamboo Shoots in the evening.

Colorful Guizhou | An ancient town where merchants once gathered and a red river

The Chishui Municipal Museum is located in the Chishui Wanshou Palace, a provincial cultural relic protection unit on Nanzheng Street, Shizhong District, Chishui City. It was officially opened on August 8, 2008. It covers an area of about 1,200 square meters and is a comprehensive museum.

Colorful Guizhou | An ancient town where merchants once gathered and a red river

Scenic spot location : Shizhong District, Chishui City, Guizhou Province

Scenic spot tickets : free admission

Colorful Guizhou | An ancient town where merchants once gathered and a red river

Chishui Ancient City is located on the south bank of the lower reaches of Chishui River. It is close to the river and backed by mountains. It has been an important ancient city in northern Guizhou and southern Sichuan since ancient times. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Ming Yuzhen established power in Sichuan and occupied northern Guizhou. The existing fort was reinforced and repaired in Chishui. In the Ming Dynasty, it was expanded and reinforced. Later, after generations of repairs and reinforcements, the layout of Chishui Ancient City has taken shape. There are three water tunnels, four forts, and four city gate towers. It has become the strongest ancient city in Chishui during the cold weapon era. defensive barrier and majestic landscape. In the long history that followed, Chishui Ancient City experienced many wars, beacons, wind, frost, snow and rain erosion, but it always stood tenaciously on the banks of the Chishui River, recording the changes of Chishui City over the years. Unfortunately, since the 1950s, the ancient city wall has become a stone warehouse for urban infrastructure construction. Most of the city towers and walls have been demolished. Now only two city gates and part of the city wall remain.

Colorful Guizhou | An ancient town where merchants once gathered and a red river

Eat bean curd and bamboo shoots for dinner.

Colorful Guizhou | An ancient town where merchants once gathered and a red river

Every evening and early morning, a large number of people swim and exercise in the Chishui River.

Colorful Guizhou | An ancient town where merchants once gathered and a red river

Scenic spot location : South of Chishui City, Guizhou Province, 25 kilometers away from Chishui City

Scenic spot ticket : 10 yuan

The weather forecast reported that there would be heavy rain in Chishui the next day. It was really a beautiful day. When we woke up early in the morning, the sky was filled with morning glow and the Chishui River was peaceful. Morning swimming enthusiasts jumped into the Chishui River early in the morning and started exercising. We had bean curd and noodles for breakfast. After breakfast, we rushed to Bing'an, Foguangyan and Tucheng Sidu Chishui Memorial Hall. They are all very close and can be reached in about half an hour by car. The car travels along the Chishui River and takes County Road 308. There are professional bicycle lanes beside the road.

Colorful Guizhou | An ancient town where merchants once gathered and a red river

Bing'an, called Bingtan in ancient times, was named Bingtan because it is located in the famous large dangerous shoal in Sichuan and Guizhou in the middle reaches of the Chishui River. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, the Chishui River underwent large-scale management. Bing'an became the most prosperous water and land terminal for shipping on the Chishui River at that time. It was a must-stop overnight stop for salt ships and merchants in the three provinces of Yunnan, Sichuan, and Guizhou. Wine shops and breweries were brewed along the Chishui River. There are many burning shops and many merchants. In January 1935, when the Red Army crossed Chishui for the fourth time, the Second Division and the Division Headquarters of the First Red Army camped in Bing'an to ensure that the Red Army successfully crossed Chishui and achieved a strategic victory. In 2005, Bing'an became a classic red tourism destination in the country and was included in the national red tourism line. The Bing'an First Red Army Memorial Hall has become the only memorial hall of the First Red Army Corps in the country.

Colorful Guizhou | An ancient town where merchants once gathered and a red river

You must eat bacon when you come to Guizhou.

Colorful Guizhou | An ancient town where merchants once gathered and a red river

This is the Red Army ferry.

Colorful Guizhou | An ancient town where merchants once gathered and a red river

This is the Red Army Memorial Hall.

Colorful Guizhou | An ancient town where merchants once gathered and a red river

Scenic spot location : Yuanhou Town, Chishui City, Guizhou Province

Scenic spot tickets : Adult ticket + round-trip sightseeing car 115 yuan

Colorful Guizhou | An ancient town where merchants once gathered and a red river

Scenic spot location : Tucheng Town, Xishui County, Guizhou Province

Scenic spot tickets : free admission

Colorful Guizhou | An ancient town where merchants once gathered and a red river

The Fourth Crossing of Chishui River was Mao Zedong's proud work in the art of military guidance. The Fourth Crossing of Chishui River Memorial Hall is located in Tucheng Town, Xishui County, Zunyi City, Guizhou Province, where the Red Army crossed the Chishui River for the first time. The main battlefield of the fourth crossing of Chishui was in Xishui, and the first, second and fourth crossings were in Xishui County. The Red Army's journey back and forth from Xishui took 62 days, which was the longest county in the Central Red Army's Long March. On January 29, 1935, the Red Army took the initiative to withdraw from the battle and crossed the Chishui River from Tucheng and Yuanhou to the west, kicking off the "Four Crosses of Chishui". In the following more than three months, the Red Army crossed the Chishui River three times from Tucheng to Maotai, interspersed among enemy soldiers, and galloped across the vast area bordering Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou, and finally escaped the encirclement and interception of 400,000 enemy troops. A decisive victory in strategic shift was achieved.

Colorful Guizhou | An ancient town where merchants once gathered and a red river