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We couldn’t stop drooling over all the incredible food options available to us when strolling through the streets and local market of Danzhai. From freshly cured meats and sweets to grilled tofu, sweet potatoes and more, we could have easily stayed an entire day just feasting on food - including these awesome cold rice noodles. 🥢 Cold rice noodles, DIY style. Customised to taste using an array of sauces / condiments and toppings. Just look at those heaped bowls 😍 📍Danzhai Food Street, Guizhou, China #leaveyourmark

We travelled 1.5 hours from Libo to Danzhai to experience batik art first-hand; a craft inherited through generations among the Miao ethnic group. While we were disappointed that it wasn’t the intimate workshop we had hoped for in terms of learning more about the history of the craft and the meaning behind the designs and motifs we saw (we were led to a huge open plan room, handed pots of melted wax and told to just get on with it 😆), we loved exploring shops filled with delicately decorated batik prints hidden within the streets of the town, alongside intricate architecture and a street a filled with life. 📍Danzhai, Guizhou, China #leaveyourmark

Danzhai Wanda Town

visiting ancient towns and villages cultural notes travel ethnic culture ethnic style Danzhai Wanda Town is located on the shore of Donghu Lake in the core area of Danzhai County, Qiandongnan Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China. Danzhai Wanda Town is the core industrial project of Wanda Group's targeted poverty alleviation in Danzhai County. The architecture adopts the styles of the Miao and Dong ethnic groups, incorporating Danzhai's unique national intangible cultural heritage projects, ethnic handicrafts, Miao and Dong cuisine, Miao medicine, and more. It also features the construction of a four-star Wanda Jinhua Hotel, multiple guesthouses, Wanda Baby King, Wanda Cinema, etc., forming a distinctive comprehensive commercial and tourism destination. Yougong Square in Wanda Town is built by the Miao people for the worship of Chiyou and is also the main entrance to the Danzhai Wanda Town scenic area. On both sides of the pre-welcome square, there stand 8 Miao-style totem poles. The Drum Tower is a symbolic building of the Dong nationality, where the sounds of heaven often ring out, and ethnic situational dramas such as 'Singing Songs and Sitting Moon' are performed, making it a landmark check-in spot in the town. The town also has Jinji Square and Miaonian Square. ⏳Tour Time: Free admission, the tour time is 1 hour to 2 hours.

Danzhai Wanda Town is a popular tourist destination around Guiyang, Southeast Guizhou

9Danzhai Wanda Town is located in the Southeast Guizhou Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, and is a tourist attraction that integrates the cultures of multiple ethnic groups such as Miao, Dong, and Shui. Danzhai Wanda Town has intangible cultural heritage such as Miao batik, ancient papermaking, Miao brocade chicken dance, Miao Jiali, Miao New Year, Miao costumes, Miao Mangtong Lusheng music, Miao ancient gourd dance, etc. Bullfighting Arena The bullfighting arena in Danzhai is definitely a major feature. You can hear screams and cheers outside. It's not very suitable for children to watch, but there are quite a lot of amusement facilities at the entrance. Family outings can be carried out in batches, and both adults and children can be satisfied;

Danzhai, Guizhou Province, Dong Autonomous Prefecture - 9 must-do things in Danzhai

🎈Watch a folk cockfight🐔 It is said that fighting cocks are a kind of precious poultry with high protein and low fat, which has very high nutritional value, and the losing ones will be served on the table, which seems a bit can bear 🎈Have a meal of authentic Miao cuisine The Miao cuisine 'Sour Soup Fish🐠', which is unanimously praised by foodies nationwide, uses red sour that is only brewed in Danzhai. Therefore, the 'Sour Soup Fish' in Danzhai is the most authentic~ Not only that, 'Kala Fighting Chicken', 'Danzhai Horse Meat', 'Miao King Fish', 'Danzhai Rice Wine'...... The town is full of local delicacies, just walk into one, and let your taste buds enjoy. 🎈Participate in a Miao wedding💕 The most interesting thing is that when the groom's welcoming team arrives at the bride's house, they have to drink 'door-blocking wine', three full tables, a bit leg soft. 🎈Join a housewarming celebration (there will be a lot of 'qian'💰 falling from the sky) 🎈Watch a bullfighting🐮 competition Bullfighting is a traditional festival activity loved by the Miao people in Danzhai, which is held every year. The town has a special bullfighting arena, which can be watched. 🎈Experience the national intangible cultural heritage Danzhai ancient papermaking The ancient papermaking workshops in Danzhai are mostly concentrated in the Shiqiao area. According to local friends, Shiqiao is the place to make white paper and is also the birthplace of ancient papermaking in China. Now, in the town, there are many experience shops, you can do it yourself. 🎈Catch a market Nearby farmers will bring their own things to sell, all kinds of things, believe you have not seen many things. 🎈Watch the old people in Danzhai make bird cages🐤 In the Kala village around the town, every household makes bird cages, every household has bird cages, and everyone is an artist. You can also make a bird cage by yourself, feeling that time has slowed down. 🎈Try to boldly walk into the local houses, chat with them around the bonfire, and maybe even stay for dinner with them. Transportation strategy👈: 🉑✈️Air travel: All over the country - Guiyang Longdongbao Airport - Danzhai After flying to Longdongbao Airport from all over the country, walk for 5 minutes inside the airport to get to the high-speed rail station, take the high-speed rail from Longdongbao to Sandu, about 50 minutes by car. After arriving at Sandu Station, you can see the tourist bus to Danzhai Town as soon as you leave the station. The journey takes about 30 minutes and the fare is 10 yuan one way. After arriving at Danzhai Bus Station, you can take a taxi or take the No. 1 bus to the town. PS: If you find it troublesome, you can also charter a car directly from the airport to the town, a total of 144 kilometers, the charter price is about 600 yuan one way (not cost-effective for few people), the journey takes two hours. 🉑🚉 High-speed rail travel: All over the country - Kaili South Station After leaving Kaili South Station, walk to the bus stop and take the direct bus to the scenic area to get to the town. There is a direct bus every day from 9 am to 5 pm. The journey takes about 40 minutes and the ticket price is 50 yuan.

Finally, I have time to visit Wanda Town. In fact, the town during the day is not too many people. Compared with many popular places, there is no feeling of crowding. This is also my favorite place in Wanda Town. The town is not only intangible cultural heritage, Miao and Dai culture as the core, but also fully reflects the local characteristics, as well as the world's largest waterwheel, 3000 meters round lake jogging track, four nursery culture theme squares, bird cage post office, etc. There are quite a lot of places to visit, and there are many local snacks! aerial photography for a while, look at the town from another perspective, the round square is really suitable for taking pictures

Like the night of the ancient town, compared to the hustle and bustle of the daytime, there is a light beauty in the night. Therefore, one of the most pleasant things in Wanda Town is to walk in the town after dinner, aimlessly and simply walk. The town has a lantern, but not a lot, it will not look flamboyant. Compared with the daytime, there are indeed a lot less tourists at night, so it feels very comfortable to walk around. Don't you feel it? It belongs to the most peaceful night in Danzhai Town.

In the days when I traveled in the town of Danzhai Wanda, I didnt have to worry about what to eat. From the street restaurant to the snacks at the end of the street, I was able to eat a lot of food, and I ate three restaurants, most of which were hot and sour. A selection of Miao specialties, almost every restaurant exudes a strong Miaojia atmosphere, making people feel in the Miao world.

As a major innovation project for the Wanda Group to fulfill its social responsibilities and join hands with the Danzhai County Government in poverty alleviation, Wanda Group has carefully created the worlds first truly non-legacy folk culture protection, experience and inheritance. Travel to the characteristic town! An ordinary tour is a good for charity poverty alleviation for Danzhai! Into the Danzhai town, feel the culture of national characteristics, the town and Danzhai East Lake are two, one different style town, different "water people" charm. The 3,000-meter-long lake path and the thousands of acres of terraced flowers and seas make the town a picturesque ink painting. Leisurely fishing on the Bixi, suddenly restored into a dream of the day ~ early morning, the surrounding residents mostly fishing here. Also certified by the Guinness World Records, it has become the largest diameter waterwheel in the world.

Danzhai County is affiliated to the Southeast Guizhou Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture. Danzhai is a county where the Miao people live together and multi-ethnicity. It still retains a simple, rich and unique ethnic style. The Miao, Shui and other inhabitants have created their own unique culture in the millennium change and prosperity. and Danzhai Wanda Town is located on the bank of Donghu Lake in Danzhai County. It is a national customs town based on the traditional characteristics of Miao and Dong nationalities, with the history and culture of Danzhai as the core. The main square of Yougong Square is designed with the "Chiyou Festival" as its original intention. The Chiyou Festival is an ancient national traditional festival of the Miao nationality. It enters the Yougong Square and feels a strong sense of solemnity and ritual. Miao Nian Plaza is designed and named according to the ethnic festivals of the Miao people. Miao Nian is the most important festival of the Miao people in Danzhai and other counties during the year. During the festival, they will hold a variety of ethnic characteristics. Activities, such as killing pigs, playing glutinous rice dumplings, worshiping ancestors, eating "yearly group meals", jumping reeds, bullfights, etc., are very lively and extraordinary, and are the most traditional festivals of the Miao nationality in one year. Downstairs is a good place for the nursery people to entertain. When the summer is hot, men, women and children will come here to enjoy the cold. In the cold winter, the fire pit is set in the middle. Everyone gathers here to surround the fire and sing and play. From Yougong Square to Jinji Square, all the way to the stone road, staggered in the town, listening to the sound of slate under your feet, such as through the millennium, come here to understand the customs of the Miao and Yi people . Breathing the fresh air in the morning, only a few tourists are slow to swim in it, and feel the charm culture of national characteristics in the aftertaste.

If you happen to meet a long table banquet, then the Danzhai town will change another look. The long alley has a red table that cant be seen at the end. As the crowd grows, the town gradually becomes more and more lively. When I got up, I could see the scene on the street from the window of the room. I reached out and tried the quiet morning outside and put on a thick coat and went out. An unprecedented banquet for tens of thousands of people, a long table banquet of more than 3,000 meters runs through the whole street, and tens of thousands of people participate. Everyone gathers together to enjoy the delicious snacks of Danzhai and share the festival of Chongyang. Of course, it has set a new world record. Before the start of the long table banquet, the Miao people's villagers sacrificed their ancestors with rice wine, glutinous rice, fish and other sacrifices to celebrate the harvest and pray for the coming year. There are many foods on the long table feast, such as ancient Tibetan meat, glutinous rice, leeks and roots, but everyone not only eats well, but also has a good time. During the toasting period, the Miaos unique hospitality customs mountain flowing water set off a wave of climax. Six or seven Miao girls sang the Miao toast songs and slanted the wine bowls to the tourists' mouths. A pot of rice wine was dumped from the top to the tourists' mouths until the tourists finished the whole pot of rice wine. until. Some tourists said that the first time I saw such a way of drinking, it was very special. After experiencing the "high mountain water", I felt that I was getting drunk.

Singing to find the song of freedom, to the mysterious, distant, and beautiful place. Entering the simple paradise of Danzhai in the southeast of Yunnan. Danzhai belongs to Guizhou Province, Southeast Guizhou Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture. It is one of the important scenic spots for tourism on the eastern route of Guizhou. There are a variety of colorful gourd caves, there is the Yinting Waterfall in the first waterfall of Jidong, there is a green treasure house Maoyuling Forest Park, and there is a gentle and passionate river. Danzhai County, located in the southeast of Guizhou Province and the western part of Guizhou Province, adjacent to Leishan, Sandu, Duyun, Majiang and Kaili counties (cities). It is a county where the Miao people live together and multi-ethnicity. It is located in the upper reaches of the Liujiang River and the Qingshui River. It combines the characteristics of the Miao culture of the Duliujiang River and the Qingshui River. It still retains the simple, rich and unique ethnic customs. The Miao, Shui and other inhabitants have changed and revived in the millennium. Created its own unique culture. Folk dances such as Jinji Dance, Mango Reed Dance, Wood (Copper) Inspiration, Giving Dance, Bench Dance, etc. have participated in provincial, state and national art festival competitions to receive the highest award. Folk crafts batik, ancient paper, paper-cut, brocade, pick flowers, embroidery and so on.

In Danzhai, you have to get used to the exuberant dining occasions. There is a pipa in the lobby. There is also a performance stage in the lobby of the lobby. On the stage of the meal, there are performances of the Dai people. While watching the show, they eat and eat. If you don't watch the show, you can also choose the box on the second floor. Every door is separated from all the noisy sounds. Here, the recommended specialties are fern and fried bacon, which is crispy and delicious. You know what it is, just listen to the name of the insects. All kinds of bugs, don't watch the appearance is terrible, in fact, it is still very crisp, do not believe you try. There is also a family of sheep, "Yangshuo" is rich in nutrients, healthy and healthy, and tastes sweet and delicious. Locals like to use "" to entertain guests. ,,,first try, its taste is completely different from the cool skin, with a special chili sauce, refreshing with spicy Scented. Of course, as a Fujianese, I still prefer to eat the original flavor and not spicy., this kind of pendulum method has meaning, eat this bacon platter should be eaten together, and the sausage is sandwiched in the middle, the entrance is full of teeth and fragrance. There are also vinegar blood chickens, which are different from the white pheasants that are usually eaten, especially vinegar and blood, with a sandy texture of chicken blood in the acid. Finally, the acid soup group, can not help but mention the acid soup. When you go to Guizhou, you can't eat sour soup. The sour soup is not made with vinegar, but the rice soup is naturally fermented.

There is such a shop in the town of Danzhai Wanda in southeastern Yunnan. It is located in Gulou Square. It is a Drum Tower building. Every time you eat, there are always many tourists at the door. Watching the brother-in-law blows the reeds. Dance, if you are dining inside, you can also watch the Miao performance. At the end of the meal, the Miao girls sang and toasted. The boss is really dedicated to the craftsmanship, in addition to inviting local famous chefs to cook, but also invited the chefs of Guangdong to cook, no matter in the color and flavor, even the set is also the heart. It is the Miaoxiang village. The most recommended is sour soup fish, Miaojia dishes, into the tomato, the soup base is rich, the little friends drink sour soup can not stop. There are also Miaojia ancient Tibetan meat, do not look at the fat, do not dare to mouth, in fact, coupled with the secret chili powder, the entrance is full of aroma. There is also Miaojiashe rice, the taste is completely different from other glutinous rice, and the grain is full. Every dish is a boutique