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Feiyun Cliff Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in May)
Guizhou's lesser-known treasure scenery has exploded on social media
🍂Feiyun Cliff, a place with nearly 600 years of history. Nestled in the mountains, with ancient trees reaching for the sky, streams winding by, temples, and peculiar rocks... What time has left behind is the ancient and the serene. There are very few people, it's quite primitive and comfortable, and it's easy to take good photos. I'm really looking forward to the golden ginkgo leaves in autumn. The place is not big, and an hour of wandering and taking photos is enough. It's recommended for those who drive to allocate a little time for Feiyun Cliff in their itinerary. Feiyun Cliff has a great historical reputation, but now it's very low-key, not a 4A or 5A tourist spot, and you can enter for free with your ID card.
📍Location: Feiyun Cliff Scenic Area, Huangping County, Qiandongnan Prefecture, Guizhou Province
🎫Ticket: None
🚗Transportation:
Public transportation to Feiyun Cliff is not very convenient, it is recommended to drive there
Driving is very convenient, about 1.5 hours' drive from Guiyang
Especially the mountain gate archway and the Yuetan Temple archway, they are particularly photogenic!
Just came back from Feiyun Cliff! Some hard truths! Read this before you go!!!
Discover the wonders forgotten by time—Feiyun Cliff, a charming group of ancient buildings constructed during the Ming Dynasty, which have been around for nearly 600 years. Located in Huangping County, Southeast Guizhou Province. As a national key cultural relics protection unit, Feiyun Cliff carries a rich historical heritage. However, many tourists and even local Guizhou residents are not aware of this place. In the early winter at Feiyun Cliff, the ginkgo leaves blend with the ancient buildings, creating a beautiful painting that bridges the past and present, making one feel as if they have stepped into a quiet and poetic fairyland.
🚗 Transportation is convenient, about 140km from Guiyang to Feiyun Cliff, with highways all the way from Guiyang to Huangping, and the last 10km on a provincial road with good road conditions.
🪪 There is a large parking lot outside the scenic area, parking is convenient, entry to the scenic area is free, only need to register with an ID card.
📷 The most beautiful season is late autumn and early winter, specifically the end of November and the beginning of December, when the ginkgo trees in the scenic area are stunningly beautiful, and it would be perfect for shooting ancient-style photos.
🫕 After the tour, you can go to Huangping to eat local beef noodles and mutton noodles, which are incredibly delicious. Huangping beef jerky is also a great gift to take back to friends and family.
💡 Friends traveling to Guizhou can consider visiting Xijiang Qianhu Miao Village, Zhenyuan Ancient Town, and Huangping Feiyun Cliff as part of a travel route, all of which are located in Southeast Guizhou.
The century-old post station - Feiyun Cliff
Listen to the story from 580 years ago—
In Huangping County, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, there is an ancient temple called Feiyun Cliff
It was built in the eighth year of the Zhengtong era of the Ming Dynasty
In the year 1443 AD, exactly 580 years from now
Having withstood 580 years of wind, frost, snow, and rain
It can make you feel what a true ancient relic is
The mottled and blurred archway, the stone steps handrails covered with moss
The rooftops of green tiles piled with fallen leaves, the winding and bizarre peaks and rocks
As if they are all telling the visitors the stories of the past nearly 600 years
600 years is undoubtedly very long for a person
But for a building, a bridge, a tree
It can also be a moment in the flick of a finger
For hundreds of years, it has seen all the changes, the blooming and withering of flowers
Some people come and go, some go and come back
Feiyun Cliff has always been here, sending off batches of people
But most people are just passersby, only a very few leave something behind
Because behind the ancient temple there is a huge and peculiar dome
Standing tens of feet tall, with eaves hanging a hundred feet, covering like a splendid canopy
Above it, beads hang and droplets fall, resembling flying clouds, hence the name Feiyun Cliff
In the eighth year of the Zhengtong era, the Yuantan Temple was built here
Because during the Ming and Qing dynasties, the ancient post road from Beijing to Yunnan
Passed through Guizhou and the neighboring country of Myanmar right by the temple gate
Therefore, many famous scholars traveled here
Leaving behind many valuable cliff carvings and inscriptions
For example, the 'Record of Feiyun Cliff' left by the Guizhou Governor in the forty-fourth year of the Jiajing era of the Ming Dynasty
Wang Yangming, Lin Zexu, and He Kun all left their writings here
Mr. Yangming once said that the mountains of the world gather in Yunnan and Guizhou, and the essence of Yunnan and Guizhou's beauty is concentrated in this cliff
This place was once where the three teachings of Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism coexisted, all planting seeds of faith here
Every festival, pious men and women come here to burn incense and pray, making wishes every year
On the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, ethnic minorities dance and sing here
In summer, the place is shaded by green trees, with the croaking of frogs and the chirping of cicadas, very pleasant
In autumn, the ground is covered with fallen ginkgo leaves, very beautiful
In Qiandongnan, you see temples but no monks
After the Beginning of Summer, stepping into Huangping's Feiyun Cliff is like traveling through the long river of history. Ancient trees reach the sky, moss and lichen spot the ancient Ming and Qing buildings, and the ancient post road between Hunan and Guizhou accompanies the azure creek. It's serene and tranquil, resembling a fairyland. According to records, monks began to build huts here in the early Ming Dynasty, and during the Zhengtong era, Yuantan Temple was constructed. After more than six hundred years of renovation and expansion, a unique ancient architectural complex has been formed, bearing witness to the passage of time.
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A hundred dragons celebrate the spring, it's extraordinarily lively! Numerous white dragon lanterns in Huangping County, Guizhou, are parading
A hundred dragons celebrate the spring, it's extraordinarily lively! Numerous white dragon lanterns in Huangping County, Guizhou, are parading, a grand ethnic festival!
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On the ninth day of the first lunar month, Huangping County in Guizhou held a hundred dragons spring festival event, with hundreds of golden dragons from all townships and communities in the county making a grand appearance in the urban area.
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The dragon lantern team, accompanied by the float team, lantern team, and amusement team, set off from Shuyuan Road in formation, along Wuyuan Road, Xinglong Road, Feiyun Road, County Government Road, and then to the administrative center.
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Along the way, the dragon dance team eagerly anticipated, with the drummers of each team sounding the gongs and drums, the distinctive long dragon either held its head high and chest out, or rolled on the ground, or galloped, or shuttled and spun.
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Each rhythmic 'Dragon Playing with Pearl' and 'Dragon Going to Sea' moves were displayed one by one. Under the leadership of the dragon head, the dragon body and tail danced together, vividly interpreting the essence, energy, and spirit of the dragon.
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Huangping County has always had the custom of dragon dancing in the spring. They usually start making dragon lanterns before the Spring Festival. Led by skilled craftsmen, they guide a new generation of enthusiasts, constantly passing on skills in practical operations, ensuring there are successors in handmade dragon lantern making.
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With nostalgia for past memories, each dragon carries the affection for hometown, showcasing local customs and practices. Let's all step into this dragon feast and feel the power of cultural inheritance!
Address: Huangping County, Qiandongnan Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province
About Transportation
Airplane: Kaili Huangping Airport is 30 minutes away from the city
High-speed rail: Take the bus from Kaili South Railway Station
Bus:
Huangping to Kaili 30 yuan | 45min
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