7 Days in Qiannan

Stone-paved old street, a cup of Maojian (gold medal, 1915 Panama Exposition) and shrimp-sour soup; the 2014 Guiyang-Guangzhou HSR serves Duyun East.

1. qiannan shiban old street
2. qiannan city markets

An honest two-to-three-hour transfer to Libo (HSR station since August 2023); the 1835 bridge, 68-step cascades and water forest take a full day - timed tickets in peak months.

1. qiannan xiaoqikong

Maolan's primeval karst forest belongs to the South China Karst World Heritage property (2007, extended 2014); morning boardwalk, afternoon arch at Daqikong, night back in Libo town.

1. qiannan maolan forest
2. qiannan daqikong

About three hours by road to Pingtang's Dawodang depression and the 500-m FAST dish completed in September 2016; advance booking, devices checked at the gate, daily cap around 2,000 visitors.

1. qiannan fast telescope

An honest county day in southern Pingtang - Jiacha's tiered waterfall, bamboo-lined river and warm-water swimming hole sit about two hours by road from the FAST gate; a slow picnic afternoon.

1. qiannan jiacha scenic area

North to Fuquan, about an hour from Duyun - a Ming-era city wall loop above the river, the Gejing stone bridge of the same era, and the Fushan hill tied to Zhang Sanfeng legends.

1. qiannan fuquan old town

South of Duyun about 50 km, the Buyi village of Haohuahong gave its name to a national intangible-heritage folk song; walk the river village, then the HSR from Duyun East.

1. qiannan haohuahong village