10 Days in Qujing
Ten days add Xuanwei's ham country — gold medal at the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition — and an honest Kunming day for the Stone Forest karst.
Quick Answer
Is 10 days enough for Qujing?
10 days lets you go beyond Qujing's core into neighborhoods, food markets, and one or two day trips at a relaxed pace.
Source: NihaoVisit Qujing guide
10-day Qujing itinerary at a glance
Use our full Qujing travel guide as the base and adapt it to 10 days. Keep the city's three signature attractions as the backbone; fill the rest with neighborhood walks, food markets, and an easy day trip.
City Steles & Kylin District
Two famous stones anchor the city — the Cuan Baizi stele cut in 405 CE and the 971 alliance stele, both sheltered in school pavilions downtown. Then Kylin Park's hill and the evening flower-and-herb market.
- qujing cuan baizi stele
- qujing kylin park
Luoping — Rapeseed Sea & Spiral Terraces
Peak bloom runs mid-February to mid-March across about 800,000 mu (roughly 53,000 ha) of fields; the Golden Rooster hills give the sunrise panorama, and Niujie's snail-shell terraces fold the yellow into rings.
- qujing luoping rapeseed fields
- qujing luosi terraces
Jiulong Falls
Ten tiers of falls line about 2 km of the Jiulong river; the Shenlong fall drops 56 m over a 110 m lip. Boardwalks link the pools — allow half a day, back to Qujing by evening.
- qujing jiulong falls
Luliang — Colored Sand Forest & Cuan Longyan
Sand pinnacles striped in red, yellow and white spread over an area of about 25 square kilometers; on the same plain the Cuan Longyan stele of 458 CE still stands in its pavilion — the two Cuan stones bookend an era.
- qujing colored sand forest
- qujing cuan longyan stele
Huize Ancient City
A county seat since 135 BC and a Qing copper-shipping hub, Huize keeps guild halls from eight provinces along its lanes; Tang Jiyao, born here in 1883, kept a residence too. Overnight in the old town.
- qujing huize ancient city
Da Hai Grassland (Huize)
Sheep pastures roll from 3,000 m toward the 4,017.3 m top of Guniu Zhai; morning clouds fill the valleys far below. Warm layers all year — it can hover near freezing up top even in July. Roads wind, so leave Huize early.
- qujing dahai grassland
Pearl River Source
On Maxiong Mountain (2,444 m) in Zhanyi, a cave mouth feeds the river that runs 2,320 km to the sea near Guangdong. A short climb and a marker stone; back to Qujing with the evening free.
- qujing pearl river source
Xuanwei Ham Trail
The two-year cured ham took a gold medal at the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition; market halls grade the legs, and lunch is a ham-laced noodle bowl. About two hours north by car or bus.
- qujing xuanwei ham trail
Kunming — Stone Forest day
An honest neighbor day — under an hour of HSR to Kunming, then the pinnacles of the Stone Forest, part of the South China Karst World Heritage listing of 2007. Return to Qujing at night.
- kunming
Markets & Departure
A last breakfast of ersi rice noodles, a final loop of the flower market, then Qujing South for trains toward Kunming or Guiyang.
- qujing kylin park
Budget for 10 days in Qujing
| Tier | Per day | 10 days total |
|---|---|---|
| Backpacker | USD $50–$80 | USD $500–$800 |
| Mid-range | USD $100–$200 | USD $1,000–$2,000 |
| Luxury | USD $300+ | USD $3,000+ |
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