Zhaoxing Dong Village now offers free admission! Here's a travel guide for a three-day, two-night trip for two people departing from Guangzhou
🚌Transport: Take the train from Guangzhou South Station to Congjiang Station, and then you can take a bus to the village. However, due to the long queue when I was there, I ended up taking a taxi.
🏠Accommodation: We didn't have many choices when booking, so I won't make any recommendations. If you're staying in a homestay in the village, you'll need to walk a bit. If you don't want to walk, I recommend staying on the main street.
🍲Food:
👉Dongpinfang's sour soup beef hotpot, highly recommended!! Also, the crispy skin pork is crunchy, but it can be greasy if you eat too much.
👉Special beef and mutton rice noodles, delicious, the noodles are very springy, and if you like spicy food, you must add their chili.
👉Hua Jie Breakfast Shop, I think it's average, but I recommend the special beef and mutton rice noodles more.
👉Handmade glutinous rice cakes, sticky and wrapped with fragrant soybean flour, don't miss out on the sticky treats, available near the Dongjia Xiaoguan from the auntie.
👉Chen Beibei's yogurt, average, but if you like yogurt, give it a try.
👉Grilled pork skewers, available everywhere, spicy is better than the original flavor.
🎯Itinerary:
🌟Day 1: Take the bus - Check in - Have lunch - Visit Tang'an Rice Terraces - Walk around the village, eat, and take photos - Watch the bonfire singing performance in the village.
🌟Day 2: Wake up, have lunch - Jiajie Batik Experience Hall, where you can take photos and shop (you can also try tie-dyeing or buy clothes) - 'To the Place with Wind' Batik Workshop, the windowsill is very photogenic - Wander and take photos around the village - Light and Shadow Story Coffee Shop, lots of cats, but don't disturb them, they might randomly jump on your table or sleep in the cat bed when they're in a good mood, super cute - Tang'an Rice Terraces (went again because the weather was bad and foggy the previous day, it's really beautiful when the weather is good, worth the visit).
🌟Day 3: The rain gives the Dong Village a unique charm, have rice noodles in the morning - Dongpin Yuan Weaving, Dyeing, and Embroidery Experience Hall & Museum (there's tie-dye cloth for photos, but don't get too close, some are still wet!) - Continue to wander, take photos, and eat - Return trip.
📸Photo spots: See the pictures~ High success rate for good photos, the drum tower is great to shoot both during the day and at night.
The Dong Village is quite small, three days and two nights are enough to enjoy it, and we even visited the rice terraces twice. It's a place to enjoy a leisurely life, listening to the sound of water at night, feeling the comfort of being close to nature. There are many places in the village to take portrait photos, so ladies who want to try can plan for it. The atmosphere in the small bars at night is great! I personally have a very good impression of the Dong Village, it's a relaxing travel destination!
Although Zhaoxing Dongzhai has been cloudy these days, and there are often rains, but I found a place here, let me feel like a paradise, that is Tang'an terraces. If you came to Zhaoxing Dongzhai and did not go to Tang'an Terraces, it will be a very big regret. Although the Tang'an Terraces now lack the tranquility of the past, they have very convenient transportation. There is no need to go to the end of Zhaoxing Dongzhai, find a shuttle bus to Chang'an, and there will be many inns in Zhaoxing Dongzhai, or this business that is run by stores. But I also have to complain about this business, he only sells one-way tickets and charges the price of round trip. Although 30 yuan doesn't sound very expensive, it doesn't feel very good to buy and sell like this. Many friends will take the shuttle bus to the terminal like me, and then walk back from there, all the way through, is the Tang'an terraces I want to recommend to everyone. Although the advance here is not as spectacular as the terraces, it has its unique beauty. Because we go from high to low, we can see the shape of the terraces as we walk. You can lament the magic of nature and you have to lament the wisdom of the local people.
There is a beautiful hiking route between Zhaoxing Dongzhai and Tang'an Dongzhai. This is a route that runs between terraces, and you can see layers of terraces along the way. The one-way hiking route is about 2.5 hours, and there are no toilets and shops on the road. The general hiking route is to take the car to Tang Ancestral, and then walk to Zhaoxing Prevard.
A must-see attraction in Zhaoxing Dongzhai is Tang'an Terraces. There are two ways to reach the terraces. One is to do a sightseeing car for 20 yuan, and the other is to take Tang'an Road and walk there slowly. Because from Zhaoxing to Tang'an is an uphill road, so most people will choose the first way, 20 yuan to sit at Tang'an East Station, and then all the way downhill back to Zhaoxing, I have to complain, this way is obviously only eight or nine kilometers away, but it costs 20 yuan. Really high price. But the conductor was righteous to say that 20 yuan was just the price to go, and it was free to come back. Walking on the Tang'an Road, you can clearly feel the quietness of nature, this road is still very good to walk, is a viewing road laid by the scenic spot, most of them are steps. But if you encounter rainstorms and other conditions, it is recommended that you do not walk. Although there will be not much danger, you will be stopped by the water to go to the road. If so, you will have to return again. If you are lucky enough to have a sunny day or a morning fog, there will be sunrise or clouds waiting for you.
徒步路线:堂安梯田徒步“中国七大最美徒步线路之一”,同时它也是了解肇兴乃至黔东南侗家文化的最好方式。路线一:肇兴侗寨 —— 厦格梯田 —— 堂安梯田 —— 肇兴侗寨(全程徒步)路线二:肇兴侗寨 (乘坐小巴)—— 堂安梯田 —— 厦格梯田 (乘坐小巴回)—— 肇兴侗寨(轻装路线)建议选择路线二会轻松很多,直接从堂安梯田步行到夏格梯田已经可以观赏到最美的风景。沿途都是一条石板小路,沿着梯田旁边走即可。一路梯田,景色很不错。
堂安,位于黔东南的黎平县。一路看见壮观的梯田层层叠叠,绿色的田埂象画框一样勾勒出梯田的轮廓,很多梯田内还有一片片的白萝卜花、油菜花,迎着初升的阳光煞是好看,一切都显得那么静谧。堂安寨子里木楼中升起了阵阵炊烟,劳作的人们走在田间小路上,擦肩而过时给我们腼腆的笑脸。 堂安是中国和挪威合作建立的世界上唯一侗族生态博物馆,和所有的博物馆不同,整个村寨和周边环境都是博物馆,真正的原生态。挪威生态博物馆首席专家约翰 杰斯特先生会到此后感叹:"堂安侗寨是人类返璞归真的范例。"