The forgotten and abandoned Karst landscape of Zijiang Rift in Kaiyang, Guizhou

🏞️Zijiang Rift is located in Kaiyang County and is a well-known and classic hiking route around Guiyang city. It was a semi-developed scenic spot and is now abandoned. It is a primitive Karst landscape. Some rivers are split by both sides. Hiking along the Luoguang River, there are straight canyon stone walls on both sides. It can indeed be called a rift. The vegetation along the way is lush and full of life. If you feel hot, you can go down to the river to play in the water at any time. It's a very good route. 🏞️Tour route; 🚶🏻‍♂️Route one: Short distance, difficulty: 🌟, downstream-waterfall-return, 7 kilometers, can be finished in half a day, very suitable for novices and family tours. The biggest difficulty of this route is a Z-shaped slope, climbing 500 meters, you can picnic by the river beach when you reach the waterfall, and you can swim in the summer. 🚶🏻‍♀️Route two: All day, difficulty: 🌟🌟, downstream-waterfall-broken bridge-stream upstream, about 16 kilometers, climbing: about 600 meters, it takes about 5-6 hours (it may take about 8 hours if you take pictures and play in the water). This route is recommended to follow a team, because the starting point and the end point are not on the same line, you need a car to pick you up, and there are two places on the route that require rope assistance to climb and cross the river, professional assistance is needed, be sure to bring upstream shoes! 📍Address: Zijiang Rift, Kaiyang, Guiyang 🚙Driving: About 1 hour from Guiyang (get off at Guizhou Zijiang Ecological Tourism Development Co., Ltd.) 🏃Distance: After navigation, you need to hike to get there