14 Days in Qianxinan
Two unhurried weeks beyond Xingyi — every county town at walking pace, the Bouyei heartland of Ceheng and Wangmo, the Huajiang gorge, plus two border days to Wumeng and Luoping.
Quick Answer
Is 14 days enough for Qianxinan?
14 days lets you go beyond Qianxinan's core into neighborhoods, food markets, and one or two day trips at a relaxed pace.
Source: NihaoVisit Qianxinan guide
14-day Qianxinan itinerary at a glance
Use our full Qianxinan 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.
Arrive via Xingyi
Land at Xingyi's airport or HSR station; Xingyi itself is covered on the xingyi pages. Collect a car and settle in Xingren, an hour north.
- qianxinan xingyi hub
Xingren — Fangmaping Grassland
A full morning on the alpine pasture at about 1,600 metres — walkways, horse lines and big skies; the pass is windy, so pack a layer.
- qianxinan xingren fangmaping
Qinglong — Twenty-Four Bends
About 1.5 hours north, the 1930s wartime road strings 24 hairpins across some 4 km of hillside; the upper viewing deck shows the whole switchback.
- qianxinan qinglong 24 bends
Annan Old Town
A slow morning in the film-set lanes of Annan Old Town below the bends, then the drive south toward Zhenfeng.
- qianxinan annan old town
Zhenfeng — Twin Cones
The twin karst cones of Shuangrufeng rise about 260 metres from the fields; farm paths circle the base and Bouyei hamlets sit close by.
- qianxinan shuangrufeng
Sancha River
Lakeside walkways and a picnic day at the Sancha reservoir; boats run in season and the campsite rents gear.
- qianxinan sancha river
Anlong — Lotus Causeway
The stone causeway of 1694 runs about 300 m through lotus ponds at their best in July-August; an easy afternoon in the county town.
- qianxinan zhaodi causeway
Anlong — Ming-Era Sites
The Tomb of the Eighteen Gentlemen records 18 officials killed in 1654 when the Yongli court sat in Anlong; factual exhibits put the southern-Ming years in order.
- qianxinan eighteen gentlemen tomb
Ceheng — Bouyei Villages
About 1.5 hours northeast, Ceheng's Bouyei villages open batik and embroidery workshops; the third-day-of-the-third-month festival brings the 'eight sounds' ensemble out.
- qianxinan ceheng bouyei villages
Wangmo
1-2 hours beyond Ceheng, Wangmo's river valleys and hamlets are the prefecture's far corner — honestly remote, so keep fuel topped up.
- qianxinan wangmo bouyei country
Back through Xingyi
A long drive back west to Xingyi, 2.5-3 hours; use the afternoon to rest, resupply and, if tempted by Wanfenglin, check the xingyi pages.
- qianxinan xingyi hub
Wumeng Grassland (Liupanshui Direction)
A neighbouring-city day, labelled as such — the Wumeng grassland lies in Panzhou under Liupanshui, about 2.5 hours northwest; pastures near 2,000 metres with cloud seas at dawn.
- qianxinan wumeng grassland
Huajiang Gorge
At the prefecture's eastern edge the Beipan River cuts a gorge hundreds of metres deep, crossed by an iron-chain bridge first strung in the late 1800s; about 2 hours from Xingyi.
- qianxinan huajiang gorge
Luoping Falls (Yunnan) & Departure
A border day in Qujing, Yunnan — the Jiulong falls drop in ten stepped cascades about an hour and a half from Xingyi; return for an evening flight.
- qianxinan luoping jiulong falls
Budget for 14 days in Qianxinan
| 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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