14 Days in Qiannan
Two weeks takes the prefecture whole - Libo's heritage valleys and Maolan, the 500-m FAST, Jiacha, Weng'an's 1934 meeting house, Fuquan's walls - with a blossom day in Guiding and a Guiyang finish.
Quick Answer
Is 14 days enough for Qiannan?
14 days lets you go beyond Qiannan's core into neighborhoods, food markets, and one or two day trips at a relaxed pace.
Source: NihaoVisit Qiannan guide
14-day Qiannan itinerary at a glance
Use our full Qiannan travel guide as the base and adapt it to 14 days. Keep the city's three signature attractions as the backbone; fill the rest with neighborhood walks, food markets, and an easy day trip.
Duyun Arrival
Stone-paved old street, Maojian tea (gold medal, 1915 Panama Exposition) and shrimp-sour soup; the 2014 Guiyang-Guangzhou HSR serves Duyun East.
- qiannan shiban old street
- qiannan city markets
Duyun Slow Day
Jian River promenade, the stone pagoda and a tea sitting on the hills above town; an easy day to settle the clock.
- qiannan duyun riverfront
- qiannan city markets
Xiaoqikong Day
An honest two-to-three-hour transfer to Libo (HSR station since August 2023); the 1835 bridge, 68-step cascades and water forest fill the day.
- qiannan xiaoqikong
Daqikong and Old Town
The neighbouring gorge with its giant natural arch, then Libo's old-town lanes and a long Guizhou dinner.
- qiannan daqikong
Maolan Forest
A full morning inside the South China Karst World Heritage property (2007, extended 2014) - primeval forest on sharp karst hills, with a boardwalk loop and ranger trails.
- qiannan maolan forest
North to Pingtang
About three hours by road north through Dushan county; the 500-m FAST dish of September 2016 - book ahead, devices stay at the gate, cap around 2,000 visitors a day.
- qiannan fast telescope
Jiacha Water Day
An honest county day in southern Pingtang - Jiacha's tiered falls, bamboo river and warm swimming hole, about two hours from the FAST gate; picnic afternoon, night back in Pingtang town.
- qiannan jiacha scenic area
Duyun Rest Day
Back to the prefecture seat for laundry, a second tea sitting and a market morning; the second half of the trip moves north and east.
- qiannan city markets
Fuquan Old Walls
About an hour north-east - the Ming-era wall loop above the river, the same-era Gejing stone bridge, and Fushan hill of Zhang Sanfeng legends.
- qiannan fuquan old town
Guiding Blossom Country
An honest seasonal day - Jinhai Xueshan is rapeseed gold under white pear blossom from March into April; out of season it becomes a quiet river-valley walk.
- qiannan jinhai xueshan
Haohuahong Buyi Village
About 50 km south of Duyun, the Buyi village that named a national intangible-heritage folk song; stone houses, river mills and embroidered panels in the little exhibition hall.
- qiannan haohuahong village
Weng'an Day - Houchang
An honest long county day east - about two and a half hours to Weng'an, where the Houchang Conference sat over the turn of 1934-35, a fortnight before the Zunyi Conference; the old courtyard and exhibits take a couple of hours.
- qiannan houchang conference site
Pack Day and Night Market
A loose day in Duyun - buy Maojian for home, return anything to the shops, and let the night market run the evening.
- qiannan city markets
Guiyang Finish
An honest neighbour finish - under an hour by HSR from Duyun East to Guiyang for lakes, old lanes and the flights home.
- guiyang
Budget for 14 days in Qiannan
| Tier | Per day | 14 days total |
|---|---|---|
| Backpacker | USD $50–$80 | USD $700–$1,120 |
| Mid-range | USD $100–$200 | USD $1,400–$2,800 |
| Luxury | USD $300+ | USD $4,200+ |
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