Wanfenglin Travel Guide: Entering China’s Most Beautiful Karst Landscape

—— Living the fairy life in a maze of 20,000 peaks --- #📍 Geographic Profile ▪️ Location: Xingyi City, Qianxinan Prefecture, Guizhou Province (3.5h drive from Guiyang / 4h drive from Kunming) ▪️ Honors: ✅ "Top Five Most Beautiful Peak Forests in China" by China National Geography ✅ Textbook example of cone-shaped karst landforms worldwide ✅ Living protection area of the Buyi ethnic group’s millennia-old rice cultivation culture --- #📅 Best Travel Calendar 🌱 Spring (March-May): Sea of rapeseed flowers + rice field transplanting over thousands of acres ☀️ Summer (June-August): Summer resort (average temperature 26℃), green waves of rice fields 🍂 Autumn (September-November): Golden rice waves framed by peak forests ❄️ Winter (December-February): Frequent sea of clouds, fewer tourists --- #🚗 Transportation Guide ▸ Self-driving (recommended): - From Guiyang: Hukun Expressway → Shankun Expressway → Xingyi West Exit (about 3.5h) - From Yunnan: Luoping rapeseed fields → Wanfenglin (classic cross-province route) ▸ Public transport: - Take high-speed train from Guiyang/Kunming to "Panzhou Station," then transfer to the scenic area shuttle bus (1.5h) --- #🎫 Core Attractions Full Guide #❶ 【God’s Eye View】Bagua Rice Terraces Viewing Platform - Must-see: Naturally formed Bagua-shaped rice terraces, stunning aerial shots - Golden time: 1 hour after sunrise (when morning mist lingers) #❷ 【Immersive Experience】Nahui Buyi Ancient Village - Three treasures: Ancient banyan tree, water mill house, Bayin folk music performance (Intangible Cultural Heritage shows at 14:00/16:00) - Hidden activity: Learn to make colorful glutinous rice (experience at grandma’s house at village entrance) #❸ 【Secret Trek】Xu Xiake Trail - Route: General Peak → Stars Surrounding the Moon → Dashun Peak (5km total, gentle and easy walk) - Bonus: Triassic fossils can be found along the way (taking them out of the protected area is prohibited) #❹ 【Limited Experience】Rice Field Art Season - Time: Every year from June to October - Highlights: Land art installations + rice field concerts (follow "Wanfenglin Tourism" official WeChat for schedule) --- #🏡 Accommodation Recommendations ▸ Peak Forest Homestays: - Rongsu (popular glass house facing Bagua terraces) - Fengxi Banshan (cliffside) ▸ Buyi Ethnic Style: - 📆 Stay in stilt houses in Nahui Village (recommended "Buyi Eight Big Bowls" farmhouse restaurant) --- ###🍜 Authentic Food Guide ▪️ Must-try three treasures: - Fried rice street (Huang Xiu’s place is the most popular, paired with "chili dipping sauce" is amazing) - Buyi sour bamboo shoot fish (rice field carp + wild sour bamboo shoots) - Chicken meat glutinous rice balls (savory flavor that breaks expectations) ▪️ Snack recommendations: - Gangzi noodles | Jianfen (cut rice noodles) | Colorful glutinous rice (freshly pounded on market days, most fragrant) --- #📸 Photography Tips ⏰ Golden time: - Sunrise (6:00-7:00): Bagua terraces with morning mist - Sunset (18:30-19:30): Peak forest silhouettes 🎞️ Classic spots: 1. Bagua terraces aerial shot (height limit 120 meters) 2. Stars Surrounding the Moon viewing platform (telephoto compression effect) 3. Nahui riverside (reflection shots) --- #⚠️ Practical Tips 1. Ticket policy: - Peak season (March-November) 120 RMB (includes shuttle bus) - Off-season (December-February) 70 RMB - Free tickets for guests staying in scenic area homestays (license plate registration required) 2. Pitfall avoidance: - Shuttle bus route is fixed; hiking offers more freedom - Bring anti-slip shoes on rainy days (slippery bluestone paths) 3. In-depth activities: - Bike rental 30 RMB/day (recommended rice field cycling paths) - Book Buyi family visits (guided tours required) --- #✨ Traveler’s Closing Words When 20,000 peaks appear faintly through the mist, and Buyi grandmothers sing "Good Red Flowers" under ancient banyan trees, you will understand why Xu Xiake wrote here, "There are many peaks in the world, but only here do peaks form a forest." This is not just a trendy check-in spot, but a mountain and water paradise worth staying in to breathe slowly. Extended itinerary: D1 Wanfenglin → D2 Maling River Canyon → D3 Luoping Rapeseed Flowers (spring only)