Tour code: SWZX001
2 Days Zhaoxing City Tour
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Trip highlights
Zhaoxing is one of the largest Dong villages in the region, with more than 700 households and a population of 4000. The Dong people in Zhaoxing are all surnamed Lu and it's surrounded by lush fields and hills.
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Tour price
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Destinations
Sanjiang, Zhaoxing, Sanjiang
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Tour type
Private tour available everyday, private tour guide & driver
Day by Day Itinierary
| Day 1 Sanjiang, Zhaoxing ( L ) |
| In the early morning, we will drive to Zhaoxing from Sanjiang (a town 3 hours drive northwest of Guilin). Our journey is Sanjiang → Zuolong, visit Tea plantation → Chankou, visit old Banyan trees → Yangxi → Diping, visit Diping Roof Covered Bridge → Zhaoxing. Total journey is about 160 KM. Stay overnight in Zhaoxing. |
Zhaoxing Dong Village | Zhaoxing, one of the largest Dong villages in the region, with more than 700 households and a population of 4000. The Dong people in Zhaoxing are all surnamed Lu. According to an old man, the head of the Dong people in Zhaoxing divided the people into five groups in order to make administration easi…… |
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| [ Optional ] Zhaoxing Dong Village: Zhaoxing, one of the largest Dong villages in the region, with more than 700 households and a population of 4000. The Dong people in Zhaoxing are all surnamed Lu. According to an old man, the head of the Dong people in Zhaoxing divided the people into five groups in order to make administration easier. |
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| Day 2 Zhaoxing, Sanjiang ( B,L ) |
| After our morning Dong culture visiting, we'll drive back to Sanjiang. Visit the Chengyang Wind & Rain Bridge. Stay overnight in Sanjiang. Take public bus to drive 3 hours back to Guilin next morning, the bus ticket cost will be paid by yourself. Usually a Guiyang-Kaili-Rongjiang-Zhaoxing-Sanjiang-Longsheng-Guilin trip takes 8 days. Read more details at: http://www.chinadiscover.net/china-vacations/tour_package_overview.aspx?tc=SWGZ006 |
Diaojiaolou | Diaojiaolou is the name for houses in minority ethnic inhabited areas, mostly be seen in Guizhou, Guangxi, Yunnan and Hunan Provinces. There are subsidiary buildings at the two sides of a house with staircases for up and down. People live on the upper floors, and on the ground level is kept for dom…… | Flower Bridges in Zhaoxing | There are five bridges in Zhaoxing. Actually, the bridge is more of a building across the river, as most bridges are covered with pavilions. The bridges have earned the name "flower bridges" because of the exquisite sculptures that cover them. On a raining day, to sit in the bridge pavilion and chat…… | Drum Towers in Zhaoxing | The most famous buildings in Zhaoxing are the five drum towers. According to the tradition of the Dong people, each individual drum tower represents one group of local people. The five towers represent kindness, righteousness, politeness, intellect and creditworthiness. | Chengyang Wind & Rain Bridge | Chengyang Roof Covered Bridge: One of the most beautiful & well protected shelter bridges in China,constructed in 1911,finished in 1925. The bridge is 64.4 meters long, 3.4 meters wide, 10.6 meters high, with beautiful shelters construction on it. It is supported by five big stone piers and the whol…… |
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| [ Optional ] Chengyang Wind & Rain Bridge: Chengyang Roof Covered Bridge: One of the most beautiful & well protected shelter bridges in China,constructed in 1911,finished in 1925. The bridge is 64.4 meters long, 3.4 meters wide, 10.6 meters high, with beautiful shelters construction on it. It is supported by five big stone piers and the whole bridge is made of wood with all mortise and tenon joints, without any iron nails. |
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