Day 1 Setting Sail, Colorful Guizhou, Guiyang, Guizhou Provincial Museum
In the morning, gather at a unified time and place to officially start the children’s journey deep into Guizhou. Lead the children to take the high-speed rail from Shenzhen North Station to Shuangshuang Guiyang, Guizhou. (Direct train or transfer train at Guangzhou South)
Upon arrival, visit the Guizhou Provincial Museum, which covers an area of 70860 square meters and has a total construction area of 46450 square meters. The Guizhou Provincial Museum has a total collection of over 80000 pieces, with ethnic cultural relics, Guizhou paleontological fossils, artifacts unearthed from the Paleolithic period, and various cultural relics reflecting local historical, cultural, and cultural diversity as its highlights. Among them, the China Miao Costume Library and the China Miao Silver Jewelry Library rank first in the country. On December 19, 1997, Guizhou Provincial Museum was named “Provincial Patriotism Education Base” by Guizhou Provincial Party Committee and Government. In 2013, Guizhou Provincial Museum was rated as a national second-class museum by the National Cutural Heritage Administration. So far, the exhibition halls include the Ethnic Guizhou Theme Exhibition Hall, the Paleontological Kingdom Theme Exhibition Hall, the Historical Guizhou Theme Exhibition Hall, and the Youth Pavilion.
[Jiaxiu Tower] Exterior (Note: Jiaxiu Tower only visits the exterior and does not enter Jiaxiu Tower; some attractions of Jiaxiu Tower are closed every Monday and cannot be visited. Please understand!). Jiaxiu Tower is built on the Nanming River in the south of Guiyang City, based on a huge stone in the river, and is a national 3A level tourist attraction. Jiaxiulou has undergone six large-scale renovations from ancient times to the present. After four hundred years of wind and rain, it still stands tall and stands firm. It is a witness to the history of Guiyang and a symbol of its cultural development.
【 Qingyun Market 】 Check in to the popular food street in Guiyang and freely explore local specialty cuisine. Enter Qingyun Market, where dozens of “Guizhou flavors” such as Huaxi beef noodles, Leijia tofu balls, Jinjin sausage noodles, and Jiaoxiang potato cakes form the Guiyang food team, stimulating the taste buds of diners. At the beginning of the lantern festival, fireworks are blooming here; Reflection on Guiyang, memories are stored here. A long street that spans ten years, passing through the years of the old city and ushering in new life and transformation.
Day 2 Guiyang (about 2.5 hours by car) Huangguoshu Baling River Bridge Museum Bridge DIY Construction (about 0.5 hours by car) Anshun
After breakfast, take a bus to the Huangshu Tree Scenic Area, a 5A level national scenic spot in Anshun. (You need to transfer to an eco-friendly bus at the scenic area, which costs 50 yuan per person and 10 yuan per person for insurance.)
Visit Huangguoshu Waterfall (approximately 2 hours). Huangguoshu Waterfall is the core scenic area of Huangguoshu Scenic Area, and it is the only waterfall in the world that can be displayed in a 360 degree panoramic view; The sound of water is deafening, and mist is flying in the sky, creating a symphonic poem with excellent sound and color. (Walking tours are available within the scenic area. If you do not wish to walk, you can voluntarily take the largest escalator in Asia at your own expense for a one-way trip of 30 yuan/person and a round-trip trip of 50 yuan/person.)
Visit the steep slope pond waterfall (approximately 2-3 hours). The filming location at the end of the 1985 version of Journey to the West is here, where Tang Monk, Master, and his disciples must pass through to collect scriptures, taking you to reminisce about the classics. The Tianxing Bridge Scenic Area integrates mountains, water, forests, and caves, with lush green trees and old vines intertwined between the mountains and rocks; The “Shusheng Bu” stone path is winding and winding, leading to a secluded place, with water pavilions and towers leaning against the water.
Afterwards, go to the Baling River Bridge Museum and see Guizhou through the bridge, experiencing a sense of technology. The Baling River Bridge Museum is the largest museum in China and the only one in Guizhou Province that focuses on bridges. We can understand the role of bridges in nature and daily life, and understand the cultural connotations behind Guizhou bridges. Understand the knowledge of different Guizhou bridges and establish awareness of various types of bridges. Understand the knowledge of mechanics in daily life and the application of mechanics principles in bridge construction. There is also a chance to observe the Baling River Bridge from afar and experience its grandeur and grandeur.
DIY construction of bridge models: Young people transform into small “bridge designers”. I personally made a model of the Baling River Bridge, cultivating hands-on ability, design ability, spatial sense, and parent-child interaction. After the model was completed, the small “bridge designers” worked together to place the Baling River Bridge they had built on the ground, connecting the bridge and claiming to create the world’s longest bridge.
Day 3 Anshun (about 2.5 hours by car) Pingtang Tianyan (about 1.5 hours by car) Dushan
After breakfast, take the bus to Pingtang [arrive at Tianyan Scenic Spot] Tianyan is the world’s largest single aperture radio telescope. This project is a major national science and technology infrastructure construction project of the “11th Five Year Plan” jointly built by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the People’s Government of Guizhou Province. (This itinerary is based on basic ticket routes: Tianyan Observatory/Astronomical Experience Hall/Tianxiang Cinema).
[Observing FAST Tianyan] (50 eco-friendly vehicles per person, please take care of yourself) Climb the 789 steps cement ladder to the Tianyan observation deck to watch. The FAST project, with independent intellectual property rights in China, is the world’s largest and most powerful single antenna radio telescope under construction and planned construction. FAST will use natural karst depressions as platform sites, where thousands of units will be laid to form a 500 meter sphere.
(Special note: Electronic devices such as mobile phones and cameras are not allowed to be carried throughout the entire process, and strict security checks will be conducted. There is a dedicated place to store electronic products. If you need to take photos as a souvenir, the cost is 30 yuan/person, and you are willing to choose to consume them.)
【 Astronomy Experience Museum 】 Astronomy knowledge popularization, interactive small devices, time and space tunnels through simulated black holes, listening to secret words from pulsars, exploring the role of the “pot bottom” of the celestial eye up close, and brainstorming why Mars stopped evolving, etc. There is also a Tianxiang Cinema in the museum, which plays movies about the Milky Way on time and experiences a short journey over planets.
The Tianxiang Cinema mainly showcases astronomical knowledge and the mysteries of the universe. Through holographic projection technology, the starry sky and astronomical phenomena are projected onto a circular screen, allowing the audience to enjoy realistic starry sky and astronomical phenomena indoors; The Ballscreen Flying Cinema mainly displays films related to flight and travel, such as flying over the horizon and exploring polar regions.
Day 4 Dushan (about 2 hours by car) Libo Xiaoqikong (about 2.5 hours by car) Night view of Qianhu Miao Village in Xijiang
After breakfast, head to the Libo Xiaoqikong Scenic Area. Upon arrival, you need to wait to transfer to an eco-friendly car (the eco-friendly car costs 40 yuan/person, insurance costs 10 yuan/person, and the cost will be borne by yourself). The Xiaoqikong Ancient Bridge, built in the 15th year of the Qing Dynasty’s Daoguang reign (1835), was an important commercial and tourism transportation route from Qiannan to Guangxi, spanning the Xiangshui River. The bridge is 40 meters long, 2.2 meters wide, and 5.5 meters high, with an arched body and a delicate structure. The main attractions of the scenic area include 21 scenic spots, including Laya Waterfall, 68 level Waterfall, Stone Forest, Wild Boar Forest, Water Forest, Tianzhong Cave, Wolong Lake, Yuanyang Lake, etc. It is a perfect integration of various scenic spots, including mountains, water, caves, forests, lakes, waterfalls, and stones.
Afterwards, head to the 5A level tourist attraction of Xijiang Qianhu Miao Village. Upon arrival, take a 4-way electric vehicle (with a cost of 20 yuan/person and insurance of 10 yuan/person, at your own expense) to enter the scenic area. Overlooking the night view of Xijiang Miao Village, as night falls, millions of star lights light up, and the scenery is spectacular. You can also freely move around to visit Guzang Tou’s house, brewing workshop, embroidery workshop, wax dyeing workshop, silver jewelry workshop, etc
Give away the Miao costume changing experience, you can change into beautiful Miao costumes and take photos as a souvenir. Press the shutter button to leave behind wonderful and unforgettable moments.
Day 5 Kaili (about 1.5 hours by car) Danzhai Intangible Cultural Heritage Kara Village Intangible Cultural Heritage Papermaking (about 1 hour by car) Duyun East Return
In the morning, go to the intangible cultural heritage enrichment area of Kara Village, Danzhai Intangible Cultural Heritage. Seven projects have been listed as national intangible cultural heritage. This is like a living intangible cultural heritage museum. At the same time, you can also feel A-Mei’s warm welcome ceremony and listen to beautiful duets. Here, you can learn about various intangible cultural heritage projects, including the design and processing of Miao silver jewelry forging, wax printing, embroidery, ancient papermaking, and bird cage production. Danzhai Miao wax printing and ancient papermaking have been listed as national intangible cultural heritage protection by the State Council.
Take children to experience the ancient Chinese paper-making hometown – experiencing the millennium old paper-making technique in karst caves – and learn papermaking. This place has been included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage protection list. {Papermaking is one of the the Four Great Inventions in ancient China and a great contribution of the Chinese nation to the world’s human civilization. Papermaking using bark, fir roots and clear river water as raw materials has a long history in China, and the folk craft of ancient papermaking in China is still intact in Guizhou. This is a unique national traditional craft, which has been passed down for more than 2000 years since the middle of the Tang Dynasty, and the traditional craft is well preserved, and is known as the existing “living fossil” in China, and the “hometown of Chinese paper”}
Paper making activities:
- Using local raw materials such as bark, fir roots, glutinous leaves, and slippery trees, Shiqiao ancient paper is made through processes such as water retting, pulp ash, cooking, river retting, ground ash steaming, sun drying, and paper peeling. It has the characteristics of long fibers and high tensile strength, so ancient papermaking is known as the “living fossil” of ancient Chinese papermaking technology.
- Activities: Pulp trough, paper curtain, paper holder, brush handle, paper baking, etc.
There are two types of products: white paper and colored paper. Among them, colored paper can be divided into six series: Yunlong paper, wrinkled paper, concave convex paper, flattened paper, floral paper, linen paper, etc.
Go to the Duyun High speed Railway Station in a timely manner and take the high-speed train or high-speed train to the departing city. End the happy journey!
