Explore the Mountains and Rivers, and Discover Qingyan Ancient Town!

Qingyan Ancient Town, located in the southern part of Huaxi District, Guiyang City, Guizhou Province, is 29 km from Guiyang's city center and 12 km from Huaxi District. It served as a vital military stronghold during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Covering an area of 3 sq km within its walls, and approximately 5.8 sq km including the surrounding scenic area, Qingyan Ancient Town features stone-paved streets and houses with stone walls, counters, and courtyards. The town layout follows the Ming and Qing dynasty architectural style, evident in the well-preserved Chaomen and Yaomen gates, tiled roofs, double-eaved gable roofs, and ornately carved wooden doors. Qingyan Ancient Town boasts numerous historical sites, including towers, pavilions, temples, palaces, ancestral halls, pagodas, and courtyards, spread across its 4 main streets and 26 alleys and lanes. Qingyan Ancient Town offers a rich variety of must-try delicacies: • Qingyan Braised Pig's Feet: Braised with over ten precious spices, these pig's feet are tender, flavorful, and not greasy. • Huang Family Rose Sugar: This century-old shop is famous for its family-secret rose sugar recipe. You can also savor their sweet rose water. • Qingyan Chicken Chili: Mixing this chili with rice creates an irresistible spicy flavor. • Cold Rice Tofu: Rice tofu seasoned with sour soup, the town's unique double flower vinegar, and chicken chili, offers a perfectly balanced sweet and sour taste. • Rose Ice Jelly: A must-try summer dessert, this refreshing treat combines the coolness of ice jelly with the delicate fragrance of roses. • Potato Pancakes: These golden-brown pancakes have crispy edges and exude the aroma of potatoes and scallions. • Xie Family's Century-Old Congee with Rice Cakes: This unassuming shop preserves traditional recipes, using a perfect ratio of glutinous rice flour and long-grain rice flour, combined with rose sugar, crushed peanuts, sesame seeds, and other ingredients for a soft and chewy texture. • Qingyan Small Tofu: This special tofu is grilled over charcoal until golden brown on both sides, then dipped in a special chili sauce or dry chili powder. • Chilled Bayberry Juice: This refreshing and appetizing drink, made with real bayberries, is available everywhere. • Qingyan Qingming Cakes: These small, sweet pastries are made with Qingming vegetables mixed with glutinous rice flour, offering a unique and delightful flavor.