The last destination on our Guizhou trip was Langde Miao Village. Check out the posts about Xijiang and Leigong Mountain too! You can take a bus to Langde from Kaili (25km) or Leishan (15km). The village was built in the Yuan and Ming dynasties, having a history of more than 600 years. Currently there are 306 families and 1377 people living in Langde. It’s an excellent destination for a day trip. Far less tourists than Xijiang, but easier to access than villages on Leigong Mountain. Langde consists of lower village and upper village, between them are a small hill and rice fields. You can find food to eat in the…

We woke up at Leishan Town before noon on Thursday. We have arrived there on a bus from Xijiang the day before and didn’t want to spend too much time in a town with nothing to do. I have found out online that there is a Leigong Mountain are nearby and even though it was raining a bit, we decided to go. We went to buy bus tickets first and were planning to eat breakfast while waiting for the bus. But the bus was leaving in 15 minutes! We hurriedly bought some snacks for the journey and though there must be some place to eat near the Leigong Mountain. Bus…

Xijiang Miao Village is the biggest Miao village in China, it is also the most touristy of them all. You can get to Xijiang by bus from Kaili, the ride will take about one hour (depends on the traffic) and with 18RMB you will travel in a comfortable double-decker bus. The first thing you will see in Xijiang is the huge parking lot, you will soon realize that you are visiting a popular tourist destination. Tickets are 100RMB, but with a student card (at least with a Chinese student card) you can buy a half price ticket. From the main gate you can take a bus to the village or…

Photo: chinadiscover.net Tomorrow morning me and my boyfriend Alan will be stepping into a train that takes us 20 hours to the northwest. On Tuesday morning we will arrive to the city of Kaili where we will immediately (after breakfast that is) find a bus to Xijiang Village. During the following four days we hope to visit places like Langde Village, Leishan County, Leigong Mountain, Matang Village and Shilong Village. Forecast has promised cloudy or rainy weather so that will determinate our final route in the end. It’s been forever since I took long distance train anywhere, last time we took the super fast train and were in Hunan in…