[2025 Longli Attraction] Travel Guide for Houzigou (Updated Jul)

🌍 Essential Pre-Trip Reading: Why is Monkey Gorge the Top Choice for Escaping During Dragon Boat Festival? ❶ The Untamed Karst Kingdom While Huangguoshu Waterfall is crowded with tourists, wild macaques in Monkey Gorge leap across thousand-year-old vines. Villagers point to claw marks on the rock face: "These are stairs carved by the mountain god for the monkey troops." ❷ The Thousand-Year Covenant Between Living Beings and Nature From the rainbow mist of Monkey King Waterfall to the underground galaxy of Natural Bridge; from the batik blue smoke of Datiehe Miao Village to the moss in the horseshoe prints along ancient post roads... this is not a zoo, but a dance floor where humans and nature perform together. ❸ A Time Capsule Deep in the Miao Mountains During Dragon Boat Festival, Miao grandmothers hang dragon boats made of calamus on their doorways, while intangible cultural heritage inheritors brew indigo dye using ancient methods. A village elder holds a yellowed notebook: "Go across the river to find Master Pan, his silver ornaments can summon mountain birds." 📜 Adventure Map: 24-Hour Wild Encounters 🌅 Morning 6:30 Staking out at the monkey observation deck by the Water Curtain Cave waterfall, tree branches rustle in the morning mist. A 5-year-old explorer covers his mouth: "A monkey mom is carrying her baby and drinking dew!" ⛅ Noon 12:00 Traversing the dark river in the cave, flashlights illuminate a forest of stalactites. The guide suddenly turns off the lights: "Listen, the music of the underground river is the secret code of Miao ancestors." 🌄 Evening 17:00 In a stilt house in Datiehe Miao Village, a batik craftswoman's fingers flutter like butterflies. She says: "Blue dyeing has eighteen steps; miss one and you can't capture the mountain's spirit." 📷 Visual Feast: 3 Magical Scenes That Will Make Your Camera Tremble 【Rainbow Trap of Monkey King Waterfall】 When noon sunlight directly hits the waterfall during Dragon Boat Festival, seven rings of light appear in the mist. The forest keeper winks: "These are protection circles drawn by the Monkey King for his children." 📸 Parameter Secret: 1/1000s shutter speed to capture flying water droplets, cool color temperature at 4500K 【Cave Galaxy of Natural Bridge】 Carrying torches through a 200-meter underground river, look up to see glowing calcite crystal clusters. Geologists marvel: "This is Earth's starry ceiling." 📸 Equipment Solution: Tripod with 30s long exposure, wear anti-slip river tracing shoes 【Light and Shadow Poetry on Ancient Post Road】 The setting sun casts oblique light on bluestone slabs, turning thousand-year-old horseshoe prints into golden ripples. A Miao girl with a basket walks by, her skirt sweeping up historical dust. 📸 Composition Secret: Use leading lines to make horseshoe prints point toward distant mountains ⚠ Wilderness Rules: Forest Keeper's Survival Mantras "Stones Will Bite Your Shoes" Uncle Chen shows his worn-out soles: "Last year I collected 23 shoe soles at Dripping Rock, now they're displayed at the forest station." "Macaques Are the Examiners" The guide demonstrates the correct feeding posture: "If you throw food too high, the monkey king will consider it a challenge." "Thunderstorms Have Warnings" If you see village elders suddenly collecting their drying blue-dyed cloth, return quickly—this is a rainstorm warning passed down for 600 years in Miao villages. 🎁 Secret Easter Eggs: Hidden Quests Unlocked by Only 0.1% of Visitors 【Cave Miao Song Gathering】 Contact the village elder in advance to arrange listening to intangible heritage singers perform in a side cave of the underground river. When the epic "Yalu King" echoes among stalactites, fireflies flicker with the melody. 【Ancient Papermaking Art】 In a hidden workshop upstream of Datiehe River, you can make floral paper from kiwi vine bark. 75-year-old Grandma Pan teaches you to scoop paper: "Handle it as gently as you would a cloud." 【Cliff Wishing Tree】 Find the ancient tree with ox horns hanging on the west side of Natural Bridge, write your wish on paper mulberry bark. Last year someone wrote: "May the mountain god bless my courage to be stronger than vines." 🚙 Arrival Strategy: Native-Level Playbook 1⃣ Gorge Entry Permit Navigate to "Longli County Ecological Protection Station," fill out the "Natural Experience Pledge" Staff will hand you a bamboo pass: "Use this to find Guide Wang at the waterfall entrance, he'll give you a macaque protection handbook" 2⃣ Transportation Code Charter a car from the high-speed rail station: Look for cars with Miao embroidery totems on windows Hidden benefit: Show your pledge for free use of professional trekking poles 3⃣ Food and Lodging Secret Language Stay at Aya Inn, mysterious late-night snack available after 9:00 PM: sour soup pork trotters fermented with wild rose hips Dragon Boat Festival special: Five-colored glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaves; after eating, fold the leaves into small boats to float on Datiehe River 💌 Whispers from Shigutang The bulletin board at Shimen Platform Protection Station updates ecological monitoring data daily, with storm warnings written on bamboo slips using wormwood juice. If you meet a Yao girl picking tea in a bamboo hat, remember to say "m̀gòi" (thank you), and when saying goodbye, say "get free time for tea." When encountering a roadblock of fireflies, softly say: "Excuse me, I'm just an audience member here to watch you dance." 🌿 Special Reminder: Every stone in Shigutang hides a story, every mountain breeze carries a blessing. When leaving, make a wish at the Ancient Character Tower, letting the mountain god remember your name. After all, in this secret realm of Lingnan, visitors become part of the landscape, and the landscape becomes part of your life. Remember, Shigutang is not the destination, but the beginning of your dialogue with nature. 🎋 Dragon Boat Festival Message: May you carry the fragrance of Shigutang's wormwood, the coolness of North River, and the blessings of Yao villages as you continue bravely on life's journey. Remember, mountains are high and waters are long; we'll meet again. Next time you visit, perhaps you'll catch the firefly wedding or a tea-picking song gathering. Shigutang always keeps a path home for you.

Is it because it's free? The Blue Tears of Monkey Gully is hidden deep in the mountains. This hiking route is generally not difficult. The scenery along the way is picturesque, with bamboo forests, waterfalls, and the flowing blue streams. Every step is a beautiful view. When I saw the pool of Tiffany-blue tears, I was really speechless! The power of nature is truly amazing. 🌟Monkey Gully Self-Driving & Hiking Guide—— 1️⃣Monkey Gully does not require tickets and is open to tourists for free. 2️⃣Navigate to the Village Committee of Shuitaicun (near Longli Prairie Scenic Area), then navigate to Xieba. After arriving, walk 200m along the small road on the left to reach the parking lot. Navigating directly to Monkey Gully may take you through a paid scenic area. 3️⃣If you want to go directly to the starting point of the hike, it is recommended to drive an off-road vehicle with a higher chassis. Ordinary vehicles may need to park in the parking lot 6 km away 🅿️. 4️⃣The starting point of the hike is about one kilometer away from Blue Tears. Go along the stream. The scenery is beautiful, the difficulty is low, and the safety is high. It is very suitable for hiking beginners. 5️⃣This season is just right. There are no mosquitoes. There is a lot of rain in summer, and the water quality may become turbid. 6️⃣There have been a few light rains recently, and two waterfalls have appeared in the valley, making the scenery even more charming. 7️⃣There is no signal in the canyon, so try not to act alone. It is best to travel with companions. 8️⃣Shooting with a camera and adding fill light will have better results, but the effect of mobile phone shooting is also shocking~

🌈 Do you think the sky is beautiful enough? Until I met Monkey Valley✨ 👋 HI, I'm Xiao Z, I'll take you to the secret summer place in Guizhou🍃 🌡️ A perfect summer day at 28℃, the ultimate dream of summer escape🏞️ 🌿 In this green valley, I found true peace🌲 📍【 🚗 Route guide: One-click navigation to "Jieba" to start your adventure🗺️ 💰 Parking tip: 20RMB, friendly greetings from villagers👋 🚶‍♂️ Hiking challenge: 10 km of nature trail, every step is a scenery👣 🚄【 🚗 Self-driving: Starting from Guiyang, enjoy the 56 kilometers of beautiful scenery🛣️ 🚅 High-speed rail: Guiyang North to Longli North, 26RMB express lane🚄 🌈 1️⃣ Bamboo Forest Secret Realm 2️⃣ Meadow Paradise 3️⃣ Stone Stream Adventure 4️⃣ Deep valley 5️⃣ Spectacular waterfall 6️⃣ The brook is flowing 7️⃣ Jungle Adventure 🛡️【 👥 Looking for a team leader: There are many forks in the road, safety first🔐 👟 Anti-slip river trekking shoes: the best companion for gravel roads and dirt roads👟 🚙 Off-road vehicle recommendation: The road conditions are complicated, and an off-road vehicle is more suitable🚙 💬 You and I both yearn for the mountains, rivers, seas and hills, so don’t restrict yourself. 🌟 I am XIAO Z, a romantic on the journey, I hope my happiness can also be your happiness! 🌟 🔜 The journey is in progress, more exciting and continuous updates, please stay tuned~🔄 📸 Filming location: Monkey Valley, Longli, Guizhou 📸 Photography: Xiao Z

1. The Fairy's Blue Tears🏵 In the mountain canyons, Waterfalls drape like white veils over the shoulders of the green hills' maiden. Like a dream, like an illusion, The splashing droplets are like the maiden's fallen 'blue tears'. Eventually gathering into a blue pond, and then flowing into a river. When the green fairyland of Guizhou meets the 'blue tears', I believe this is the romantic encounter that Monkey Valley bestows upon us on this journey. Hiking upstream, 2. Double Dragon Waterfalls The answer is on the road, freedom is in the wind. The free wind blows to the bottom of the waterfall, In front of the waterfall, feel the power of nature, Letting you, who have been repressed for so long, find relief and peace. 3. Wangtian Cave Wangtian Cave seems like the 'Peach Blossom Spring' described by Tao Yuanming. Where the woods end and the water source is found, a mountain appears. The mountain has a small opening, seemingly with light, At first extremely narrow, barely allowing one person through. After walking a few dozen steps, it suddenly opens up.

Guiyang hiking is the blue tears~ Location: Longli Monkey Gully🌲 It takes 1 hour and 20 minutes to drive from Guiyang Hiking in and out takes about 5 hours Three worthwhile sights 1. Small waterfall 2. Blue tears 3. Small cave

Navigate to The left side of the fork in the road is the starting point of this hike (currently need to enter from the Longli Prairie, the ticket is 29 yuan/person, it is recommended to park the car here, the difficulty of driving down the mountain road is extremely high, it is very easy to cause damage to the bottom of the car) After walking a certain distance, you will see a milestone. When you see 010, walk down from a small road on the side. Note that it is going down, not the main road. After walking a certain distance, you can see the blue stream. Cross the stream and continue forward (there are marks made by the tour group along the way) You can reach the blue waterfall, where the water play experience is excellent. Suggestions: 1. The round trip takes about 5-6 hours. You need to prepare water and some simple food because you will really be hungry. 2. There are many small insects on the way, you can prepare mosquito repellent water, Fengyoujing and other medicines in advance. 3. After entering the mountain, there is no signal throughout the journey. You need to handle the things that use the mobile phone before entering. 4. You can prepare a pair of wading shoes or slippers, but if you don't, it won't have much impact. 5. It will be hard for children to walk, it is recommended not to bring children. 6. Take appropriate sun protection measures. 7. There are no restrooms on the way. 8. Garbage bags are also essential. There are many garbage thrown on the road. You can pick it up by the way. Warm reminder: The whole journey is about 20 kilometers, the road is really not easy to walk, everyone should act according to their ability, but this hiking experience is explosive.

Finally checked in at the place I've been longing for, it's in my heart now ❤️ I would like to call it the 💧Blue Tears Waterfall!!!✨ The scenery along the way is also amazing 👍 🎉Finally, we have the right time and place to explore the route ➡️ Monkey Gully, Fairy Pool, Double Dragon Waterfall, and Sky Cave 🌲 🌟The following strategy plan: 🌟Xian Nu Tan, Longli Houzigou Scenic Area (Qiannan, Guizhou) ➡️Suggested navigation: enter from Longli Grassland (🉑️take the route through the village without tickets㊙️) 🚶‍♀️Hike about 35km to the No.10 boundary marker of Guoweng River (this boundary marker is very important, remember it!) Go down to cross the river, it's easy during the dry season, but not recommended during flood season. After crossing the river, hike about 400 meters along the bamboo forest to reach Shuanglong. Waterfall, halfway across there is a sharp stone for crossing the river (the sharp stone is very important❗️). ➡️In the bamboo forest, there will be a fork in the road. Going left up the mountain along the water channel will lead to the "Looking Up to the Sky Cave", going right along the river ditch will lead to the "Fairy Pond" (Blue Tears Waterfall). The distance between the two scenic spots is less than 300 meters from the previous location. Along the way, there are markers of outdoor teams that can be used as reference for equipment reminders. ⚠️No signal on mobile phone in this area. Outdoor activities require attention to safety. Be aware of falling rocks, slippery roads, snakes, insects, and bamboo thorns. Wear long-sleeved shirts and pants, hats, and bring hiking poles and common emergency medicines. It is best to travel with companions. Please take care of the environment. If you can't resist eating, take your trash with you.