[2025 Libo Attraction] Travel Guide for Maolan Karst Forest (Updated Mar)

|Maolan| Unveiling the Mystery of Nature's Paradise. Guizhou, a province renowned for its picturesque landscapes, holds Maolan as a hidden gem, radiating an aura of natural mystery. Maolan is located in the Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Guizhou Province, an untouched primeval forest renowned for its unique karst landforms and rich biodiversity. 🌟Highlights: Breakfast: Before embarking on your adventure in Maolan, Guizhou, savor a steaming bowl of Changwang Noodles or Sour and Spicy Noodles at a nearby town. These local breakfast specialties will provide you with the energy you need for the day. 📍Detailed Address: To reach Maolan Nature Reserve: You can take a long-distance bus from Guiyang City to Libo County, then transfer to a bus heading to Maolan. If you choose to drive, you can use navigation software to search for "Maolan National Nature Reserve" for directions. Lunch: Lunch: Enjoy authentic Guizhou cuisine at a farmhouse within the Maolan Reserve or nearby. Try Miao-style Sour Soup Fish, Tofu Balls, and other local delicacies to experience the local flavors. Afternoon: Visit Maolan Nature Reserve: Maolan Nature Reserve is located in Libo County, Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province. It features typical karst peak cluster funnel and peak cluster depression landforms. Here, you can explore Qinglong Stream, Latan Waterfall, Crab Ditch, and other natural landscapes, and experience the magic of nature. Nearby Attractions: Don't miss the Yao Mountain Ancient Village nearby, and experience the local minority culture. Evening: Dinner: In Maolan or Libo County, try more Guizhou delicacies, such as Miao-style Chicken Congee and Beancurd Noodles. Personal Experience: Maolan's natural scenery is breathtaking, offering a glimpse into a mysterious world that will leave you wanting more. 🏨Accommodation: In Maolan, you can choose to stay at a guesthouse within the reserve or a hotel in Libo County, experiencing different accommodation options. 💰Ticket Price: It is recommended to check online or call the scenic area in advance for the latest information on Maolan National Nature Reserve's ticket prices. There are often优惠政策 (discount policies) available for different time periods. 🚗Parking Information: Maolan Reserve usually has a parking lot, convenient for self-driving tourists. For specific parking services and fees, it is recommended to contact the scenic area before your trip. 🕙Opening Hours: The reserve is open from 08:00 to 18:00 all year round. The specific operating status is subject to the opening conditions on the day. Cultural Experience: In Maolan, you can participate in local ethnic cultural activities, such as the Miao Jumping Flower Festival and the Shui Dragon Boat Festival, to experience the diverse ethnic culture. Have a pleasant journey!

Explore the dense natural scenery and breathe in the pure air, where the oxygen content is as high as 99.99%. Compared with the Xiaoqikong Scenic Area, it is more primitive and rarely visited by people, allowing you to enjoy the tranquil natural beauty. The reserve is vast and offers multiple hiking trails. You can find detailed guide maps online. Please note that the scenic area no longer allows entry after 17:00. We arrived at four in the afternoon, so we chose a popular and fast route, which can be completed in about 1-2 hours. - 🗺️Recommended hiking route: Qinglong Bridge → Qinglong Pool → Qinglong Waterfall → Qinglong Stream → Wuyan Bridge - 📍Located in Maolan National Nature Reserve, Guizhou 🚗You need to drive by yourself, and free parking is provided at the entrance of the scenic area. 📱Use navigation to locate the Maolan Scenic Area Visitor Center Ticket Hall! 🎫The entrance ticket is CNY 50, and the sightseeing car ticket is also CNY 50 (if you choose to stay in the scenic area, you only need to pay the ticket fee)

🌟Start your adventure!🌟 Follow the lens of China International Television Corporation to unveil the beautiful secret land at 25 degrees north latitude - Maolan, where the most beautiful forest in China is hidden. It is a true natural paradise!🌈 🏞️Maolan Nature Reserve🏞️, a place kissed by the god of nature, was gloriously upgraded to a natural education school (base) in 2021! Here, you can enjoy the embrace of the sun, breathe fresh air, listen to the symphony of nature, dance with all things, and it is a dream place for parent-child travel!👩‍👧‍👦 👣**[Green Field: Primitive Forest Hiking]**👣 Crossing the most beautiful primitive forest in China, you will witness ecological wonders such as peak clusters, depressions, funnels, and dark rivers!🌲🌳 Along the winding path, the green mountains and green waters come into view, the golden sun shines through the woods, and the mottled light and shadow are sprinkled, as if stepping into a dreamy fairy tale world!✨ 🔦**[Journey to the Center of the Earth: Cave Exploration]**🔦 Bravely step into the dark karst cave billions of years ago and explore the magical treasures of nature!🔍 Put on a headlight, cross the dark Jiudongtian, you will find an uncarved karst cave world, can't help but sigh at the insignificance of human beings, and at the same time stimulate your infinite desire to explore!🚀 🌱**[Rare Plant Science: Discover Miracles]**🌱 With curious eyes, go find those unseen strange flowers and weeds!🌸 In Maolan, this treasure house of nature and humanities, you will start a surprising rare plant science journey!🔍 There are "pandas" in the plant world-single-sex magnolia, the whole body is a treasure of southern yew, and the tall and straight alien jade leaf golden flower🌺 🛣️[Classic Check-in Route]🛣️ Jinshi Cave→Jiudongtian→Shenxian Cave→Black Hole (guide required)🧭 Yaosuo Ancient Bridge→Huangyang Gully→Latang Waterfall→Crab Gully→Water Forest🏞️ Wuyan Bridge→Qinglong Gully→Qinglong Waterfall→Qinglong Pool→Qinglong Bridge🌉 Stone Forest→Observation Deck→Baili Peak Sea→Rare Botanical Garden→Folk Customs Street🏞️🛍️ Swallow Cave→Cao Valley Forest→Wild Orchid Valley→Funnel Forest→Wangpai Mountain (guide required)🧗‍♀️ 🛤️[Other Wonderful Routes] Ethnic Folk Experience Line: Yao Ancient Buyi Village→Wengang Ethnic Style Town→Yao Village🏠🎉 Winter Plum Appreciation Experience Line: Dagua Rock→Ten Thousand Mu Plum Garden→Junzi Tai Exhibition Hall🌸🖼️ Red Culture Experience Line: Former Site of the Red Seventh Army Meeting→Lidawang Anti-Japanese Site🇨🇳🏛️ 🌈Come to Maolan and start your natural adventure!🌈

Maolan Nature Reserve, the core protected area of the Karst World Natural Heritage, is a sea of green with a forest coverage rate of over 91%. It has been selected as one of the 'Top Ten Most Beautiful Forests in China,' with scenery so beautiful it leaves people in awe. The reserve is home to ethnic minorities such as the Buyi, Shui, and Yao, whose lives are filled with the charm of mysterious and primitive cultures, like a living painting of ethnic customs. In Maolan, you can feel the harmonious coexistence of nature and humanity, with every brick and tile telling a different story. Address: More than 30 kilometers south of Libo County, Qiannan Prefecture Ticket: 50/person, Sightseeing bus 50/person Opening hours: 08:00-18:00 Transportation: Take the high-speed train to Libo Station, take the bus at the entrance, go to the bus station, and transfer to a direct bus to Maolan Travel Guide 👀 Hiking in the primeval forest Imagine walking in an ancient and mysterious forest, surrounded by rolling mountains and clear streams. Sunlight filters through the leaves, golden rays dancing on the ground, and tree shadows gently swaying with the breeze. This is the journey through China's most beautiful primeval forest, where you will admire nature's masterpieces, such as the peculiar landforms like peaks, valleys, sinkholes, and underground rivers. 👀 Exploring the mysteries of caves Step into a world hidden underground, as if returning to ancient times. With a headlamp on, you embark on a journey to explore the Nine Caves. These caves, untouched by human hands, showcase the most primitive charm of nature. Every step is filled with the unknown, and every turn is a test of bravery. 👀 Adventure of rare plants Bring your curiosity and embark on a journey to find marvelous plants. Maolan, a place teeming with countless biological genetic information, awaits your discovery. Here, you will find the single-sex magnolia, known as the 'panda of the plant world,' and the southern yew, which is valuable all over. There is also the elegant and tall heteromorphic jade leaf flower, quietly blooming in the dense forest, waiting for the discerning eye to discover them.

🌄 Explore Yaogu Buyi Village, an uncommercialized paradise hidden from the world! 🏞️ Sharing a hidden treasure—Yaogu Buyi Village. It comes highly recommended not only for its natural beauty but also for its rich cultural heritage and the simple customs of its people.🌟 🚗 Transportation tip: Navigate directly to Yaogu Village, where the parking lot is conveniently located by the road. It's about a 45-minute drive from the east gate of Xiaoqikong; 60 minutes from the west gate; and just 30 minutes from Libo high-speed train station. The distance is roughly between 30-40 kilometers. It's suggested to visit Xiaoqikong on the first day and then arrange a trip here. 🏡 If you're not on a self-driving tour, don't worry, you can negotiate pick-up services with the accommodation owner. Many enthusiastic owners are willing to help as long as the cost is reasonable. 🍲 The village is not commercialized yet, with only some simple dining options and a few homestays. To better experience local life, we brought our own camping equipment and cooked under the camphor trees at the entrance of the village, where water is very convenient. The villagers, including two big yellow dogs and a big black dog, are very hospitable. 🛍️ There are many handicraft shops in the village. If you like, you might consider buying some to support the artisans. Most of them are pure craftsmen who don't know about online marketing, so their works are not sold online. They have poured their hearts into these crafts and the decoration of their shops. 🚯 Warm tips: 1. Please take care of the environment and do not litter. There are currently no cleaning staff here, so let's maintain this pure land together. 2. The handicrafts in the scenic area are displayed openly without supervision, which is a sign of trust in us. Please do not take or damage them at will. 3. The scenic area is open for free and is easily accessible. For those who are not driving, remember to communicate your travel plans in advance. Although there are not many dining options, don't worry, there is a convenience store next to the parking lot where you can buy snacks and drinks. 4. If you want to take close-up photos of people, it is advisable to seek their consent first. Most of them are elderly and may be shy about being on camera. However, if you establish a good relationship with them, they are usually willing to cooperate. 🌅 Yaogu Buyi Village, a place full of stories and warmth, is waiting for you to discover, feel, and experience!🌈📚

Because it's more primitive here, there's always something unexpected to gain; Because the people here are simple, without calculating intrigues; Because there are few tourists here, no need to squeeze for check-in photos; Because it has the ethnic style, historical figures, and rare herbs I want; Because my world is too impetuous, I want to find a place to be quiet, to experience the return to the original. Dongmeng: This used to be one of the poorest villages in Guizhou, without electricity or internet, and the transportation was backward and blocked. But now it's much better, but the village is still very primitive, there is no convenience store in the village, only the mobile 'goods Chang'an' comes to sell irregularly. In the village, you can only see a few old people working and children playing at the entrance of the village. Yao Mountain: White Pants Yao, Two Pieces Yao, I also saw it for the first time here. This is not a male farming and female weaving, it is a matriarchal society. Women work during the day to weave and dye cloth, and men drink and play with birds during the day. Every man here will keep a bird, it is said that they believe that the bird is their lover in the previous life, so the bird cage is almost inseparable. The Two Pieces Yao is for the convenience of breastfeeding, it has to be said that mothers are really great! With the advent of the Internet era, it has gradually lifted the curtain of the mysterious Yao Mountain, allowing outsiders to come in and insiders to go out... Maolan: Perhaps everyone knows Guizhou's emerald - Libo Xiaoqikong, but few people know the secret of the emerald - Maolan The water here is like jade, the trees here grow wildly, on the road, in the water, around the cave, here you can see squirrels, lizards, precious wild orchids, you can experience the combination of karst landform and tropical rainforest, this is Guizhou's classic hiking holy land. Dongmeng Yao Village

Maolan Nature Reserve, secluded in the mountains, has a quiet and beautiful scenery. The reserve is full of overlapping peaks, dense vegetation, and crisscrossing streams. Because it is a national nature reserve, there has been no large-scale development. The several tour routes recommended by the scenic area each have their own characteristics, with different difficulties. You can explore caves, or you can trek along the stream. Route 1: Trekking along the stream Wuyan Bridge——Qinglongjian——Qinglong Waterfall——Qinglong Pool Trekking down the stream, you can see the most essence of Maolan. The water in Maolan is a clear ice blue that is rarely seen elsewhere. The stream rushes down from the mountain, sometimes splashing into snow, sometimes flowing into the underground river, and finally converging into Qinglong Pool. This route is short in distance, low in difficulty, and suitable for everyone to hike. Route 2: Cave exploration Black Hole——Jiudongtian——Shenxian Cave——Jinshi Cave Except for Jinshi Cave, which has been developed, the other three caves are undeveloped natural caves. You need to hire local villagers as guides (we five people, the cost is 100 yuan, the guide provides headlights). The original cave is pitch black, and there are stalactite wonders formed over billions of years inside. Although it is not as good as Zhijin Cave, it wins in the fun of wildness and adventure. 3. Stream waterfall trekking Huangyang Gully——Latan Waterfall——Crab Gully——Water Forest Latan Waterfall is the key point, but the water volume is small when it does not rain. The overall scenery is not as good as the Jiulongxi route, but the journey is short and suitable for everyone to try. In addition, there are Shishang Forest——Haixi Botanical Garden route, Swallow Cave——Caogu Forest——Wild Orchid Valley——Funnel Forest——Wangpai Mountain Down route, the latter route requires a professional outdoor guide to lead the way, suitable for outdoor enthusiasts with ample time and physical support. Accommodation: There are local people living in the Maolan scenic area, and most of the homestays are run by villagers. The conditions are limited, and the meals are local specialties, which are moderately priced. If you have plenty of time, it is recommended to stay in the mountains for one night, watch the sunrise and sunset, or the misty clouds. Transportation: You can drive into the scenic area and park near Wuyan Bridge. The connection between the attractions relies on the scenic area's battery car, which is very convenient.

Maolan, located in the southernmost part of Guizhou, is a world natural heritage that has not been over-opened. "Adventure with Bell" is filmed here. Open the jungle early in the morning, passing through the virgin forest, drilling into the karst cave, a feeling: wild! The last three pictures are the stalactites we saw with the headlights. In Maolan, I really felt the original.