[2024 Leishan Stay] Travel Guide for Leishan Lang de Shangzhai Panoramic youth Hostel (Updated Nov)
Guizhou's hidden gem, Langde Upper Village
An important stop on the Kaili outskirts tour. The village of Langde Upper, nestled against the mountains and facing the water.
The village is not large, so for those planning a visit, half a day's time is sufficient. Midway up the slope, there is a quaint little embroidery shop that is quite interesting. The owner is an embroidery enthusiast with a vast collection of vintage pieces. After striking up a conversation, she shared many of her treasured embroideries for us to admire. She also imparted a wealth of knowledge about the embroidery, making it a very fulfilling experience.
We even bought some small embroidered earrings as souvenirs.
For those who prefer to avoid places with a strong commercial vibe, this is a good spot to wander around.
LINCOLN REEVES
The forgotten Miao Village!!!!
On the way to the "village supermarket", the local people of Qiandongnan recommended that in addition to the thousands of households in Spirited Away, you must go to Langde Miao Village 1 The only Miao Village that the Olympic torch has passed through 2 The Miao Village that refused to develop tourism has a hundred-year-old stilted building and a wind and rain bridge 4 The first batch of "traditional Chinese villages" It is said that when Qiandongnan was developing tourism, as the earliest Miao Village in Guizhou, because the local residents refused to develop, they chose Qianhu Miao Village, so it was preserved. The performance of the Miao Village's local customs, traditional batik crafts, and 12 door-blocking wines are still well preserved. Langde Miao Village 35 yuan (adult ticket + sightseeing car, elderly/children free, peak season original price 60 yuan, there are discounts in the link below to avoid the lingering fears of peak season tourism! The same artificial attractions, queuing to check in the viewing platform, anxious sightseeing car queues have already jammed, I must turn my head to see Langde, the village has already opened to receive tourists. There is no strategy to play here, go in the off-season, only saw 2 ~3 tourists, the rest are local villagers. Accommodation: Stay in the panoramic youth hostel (the highest accommodation point in the whole village), although climbing the stone steps is very tired, but in the panoramic view, you can see the whole view of the village, stroking the cat, watching the village, blowing the wind, the innkeeper's balcony The indigo batik, exquisite silverware (dowry) is really self-wearing and not bought. Food: Basically, every family is both a homestay and a restaurant. The price is very reasonable. Vegetarian dishes are 15-18, meat dishes are 38-40, and 78 can eat a pot of sour soup fish. If you are a person, you can choose to share a meal with other young partners in the hotel. Play: Around 11 o'clock in the morning, there are praises at 4.30 in the afternoon, from the stone tablet starting to block the wine to the performance of the dam in the square, lasting about an hour and a half, then you can stroll around the village, you can spend an hour in depth, the average price of small crafts in the Miao Village is 30 ~ 40, rent clothes 15—hour, but be careful not to rent clothes near the praise time, because during the performance, tourists are not allowed to walk around in Miao clothes to take pictures, it is said that fines will be imposed, there is a Bao Mountain Village on the opposite side of Langde, which is in the mountain, it seems There is a trail leading to it, you can go and see if you have time, the river under the wind and rain bridge is very clear, you can go down and step on the water, it is really worthwhile, that kind of original tranquility, non-commercial, happy and relaxed.