Surrounding Guiyang | A niche ancient town with a "human touch"
Located 2 hours' drive from Guiyang, the ancient town of Xiashi
Not many people, beautiful scenery, beautiful architecture
Everywhere is filled with the atmosphere of local ethnic life
🌟Travel Destination: Xiashi Ancient Town
📍Address: Xiashi Ancient Town, Majiang County, Kaili City, Qiandongnan, Guizhou Province
🎫Ticket: 45
🌟Xiashi Ancient Town:
The town has a history of more than 200 years, situated by the Qingshui River, and has been an important commercial port town since ancient times, known as "Little Shanghai". The wharf's cargo handling has led to the mixed residence of various ethnic minorities. The town is mainly inhabited by the Miao and Dong ethnic groups, so you can see girls dressed in Miao costumes singing and dancing, as well as Dong's Drum Towers and Republic of China style buildings.
🌟Sightseeing:
The main attractions in the ancient town are Lusheng Square, Yuwang Palace, Yangming Academy, and Guangdong Guild Hall. During the New Year period, there are immersive performances at various attractions: Huafang Xingge (10:30 20:30 Small Wharf Riverside), Langqiao Farewell (11:30 Yangming Academy), Xiafu Wedding (13:30 19:15 Lusheng Square), Shangma Opening Port (14:30 Big Wharf, Wharf Street), Red Mansion Dream (15:30 20:00 Lianxin Bridge), Guild Hall Memories (16:30 Guangdong Guild Hall).
🌟Cuisine:
The ancient town offers Miao sour soup hotpot, moon cakes, and blueberry ice powder. Fried snacks are also delicious at the street stalls, where we ordered fried rice skin, stinky tofu, bursting tofu, wolf tooth potatoes, and fried potato shreds. The fried rice skin is simply amazing, deep-fried with lotus white and then mixed with pickled radish, salt mustache, chili, and other seasonings. A big bowl is only 💰5, and the prices in the ancient town are touching.
We took a break at the food street and ordered a mixed platter of stewed flavors and blueberry ice powder. No matter what kind of ice powder, you must add fruit, and it will be covered with lots of blueberries 🫐, which burst in your mouth when chilled, and the ice powder is in a rose red sugar soup base. The average price of ice powder is between 💰10-15.
The ancient town is not far from Kaili city center, a half-hour drive, and we went to the city for dinner to eat beef rolling. The white sour soup base is appetizing and warms the body, with an average of two bowls of white sour soup per person. The beef dipped in secret chili water is tender, spicy, and delicious, spicy yet irresistible.
🌟Immersion:
At Lusheng Square, we encountered a wedding at Xiafu, where tourists and locals sang and danced together, while the old men by the square were contentedly chatting with bird cages in hand. The streets of the ancient town are full of various food stalls, brimming with the human touch of small-town life. In Yuwang Palace, the story of the Xiashi dog is told, Yangming Academy delves into Wang Yangming's inner world, and Lianxin Bridge experiences the beauty of the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River. Drum Towers, Wind and Rain Bridges, Stilted Buildings, Republic of China style architecture, the buildings in the ancient town are also worth savoring.
Here, there is no commercial hustle and bustle. There are not too many shops, no milk tea shops, no entertainment venues. But if you have one day, like quietness, like photography, like architecture, you can come here for a visit. Spend a day, step into the life of the locals.
Xiasi Ancient Town is too cold, too quiet, cold weather, no one came to visit, ticket 45 I think it is a bit worthless, why does the ancient town still send tickets? Usually free at night, there is a light. It is better to look at it. It is too cold today. I went directly to the high-speed rail south for 20 yuan. It is very convenient. I think it can be a turn. Haha 😄 It’s boring to charge here. It’s worth seeing. It’s beautiful.
Very worthwhile ticket money, especially praise the Tang monks and apprentices' 4 NPC performances, not simple cruises, but plots and character tension. If you see me in town, please add chicken legs to the actors!
It feels a little lower than the commercialization of Miao Village. Although there are not many to visit, it feels much better than Xijiang Miao Village. At least it is not so commercialized, but it needs to be developed to attract more people.
The ancient town is a bit hot in summer. If you feel autumn, it will be better. There are many local specialty snacks in Guizhou in the ancient town. You can relax your stomach and taste it. The most distinctive feature of this ancient town is that it is connected with the local village. It is quite interesting. I feel that every ancient town has its own characteristics. The ancient town of Guizhou is beautiful in the sky, the air is fresh, and there are many clothing experiences inside. You can go to the beautiful photos, which is really good.
Come here, because of the opportunity to travel, suitable for couples, very Guizhou characteristic ancient town, beautiful scenery, a lot of food, locals are also very enthusiastic, when going is not the peak season, there are not too many people, suitable for relaxation
Because of the opportunity to travel, I heard that Xiasi is very famous and inexplicably. The ancient town has a beautiful environment. There are not many people when you come. Guizhou has its own characteristics. The locals are also very enthusiastic. There are many foods. It is very suitable for recommendation.