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Chongqing News

Places for avoiding summer heat

2019-07-16 14:13:32

CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- Hot summer always makes us restless. Though air-conditioned rooms can protect us from the heat outside, we still want to play outside. Let’s seize the chance to visit the following cool places in this hot summer.

Route 1:

Main urban districts - Guiyang (Huaxi) - Longli (grassland) - Duyun (Doupeng Mountain) - Sandu (Langmu Shuizhai) - Danzhai (Yanying Miaozhai) - Libo (Xiaoqikong)

Huaxi National Wetland Park, as an ecological “oxygen bar” and a natural “air conditioner”, can make you relaxed while you are enjoying its beautiful scenery. The big grassland in Longli displays a fairyland to you with distant mountains after rains. Next, you’ll arrive at Doupeng Mountain, which is the highest peak in south Guizhou and known for its cloak-like shape.

You can appreciate local cultural customs in the following places after enjoying natural landscapes. Langmu Shuizhai (a stockaded village) is a gathering place for Shui nationality. Traditional stilted buildings, ancient houses, clothing and characters show the long and mysterious customs here. In addition to Langmu Shuizhai, Yanying Miaozhai (a stockaded village) is also a good place for you to appreciate customs of Miao nationality, which is built on mountains and along rivers. Standing under an old tree, you can feel the coolness after a while.

Xiaoqikong in Libo is the last stop. It integrates mountain, water, forest, hole, lake and waterfall. Ancient people said that people who go to the Qikong Bridge could be touched. When summer comes, it becomes a paradise for you to play water and enjoy wonderful scenery.

Route 2:

Main urban districts - Anshun - Zhijin (Zhijin Cave) - Huangguoshu - Xingyi (Maling River) - Xingren (Fangniuping)

Guizhou, with its distinctive karst landform, is a natural “kingdom of caves”. You should bring your family to visit these natural “refrigerators” this summer. Zhijin Cave is a magnificent and unique treasure house of cave resources discovered in China, and also the largest tourist cave with the largest density of caves’ distribution in the world. Huangguoshu Waterfall, one of the greatest waterfalls in the world, can be seen on this route.

You’ll visit Maling River next, which has thick ethnic customs and mild and humid climate. It’s a well-known place for people to seek quietness, visit places of interest and explore great things. 

The last stop is romantic. A sea of purple flowers can be seen on the grassland, Fangniuping, Xingren. If you have seen lavender in Provence, you can feel the romance of Chinese people from vervain here.

Route 3:

Main urban districts - Taijiang (Shidong) - Jianhe (hot spring) - Zhenyuan (ancient town) - Tongren (Fanjing Mountain)

If you want to avoid the crowds and enjoy special natural scenery, places on this route are the best choices. Shidong, Taijiang, is a place of happiness for the Miao nationality since ancient times. There are numerous wooden stilted buildings of the Miao people along the river. The most famous festivals here are the “Zimeijie” of Miao people (the most ancient Valentine’s Day) and the Miao Dragon Boat Festival.

If you feel tired, you can enjoy Jianhe Hot Spring, which is a rare hot spring in China and enjoys the reputation of “holy water of Miao people” since ancient times. For Zhenyuan Ancient Town, you can walk along the flagstone road to enjoy scenery in the morning, sit by the river at night to watch the fishing boats coming back.

The last stop is Fanjing Mountain, which has been successfully listed as a world heritage site. You couldn’t find any man-made landscapes here, so you can find out the solace of mind without going to Lhasa. (Translated by Mao Qiao, Fathom Language Limited)

Editor:Jiang Yiwei