2025 Dejiang Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in July)

Transformation of a Military Stronghold 206 BC: Key settlement in the Zangke River basin of the Yelang Kingdom 1413: Ming Dynasty established the "Shuidejiang Chiefdom," with 36 surviving beacon tower ruins 1934: The Red Third Army founded the Qiandong Revolutionary Committee here Living Heritage Museum Nuo Opera: 72 intact Nuo altars remain, hailed as the "Living Fossil of Chinese Theater" (Fig.2: Elderly artisan painting Nuo masks) Tujia Dragon Fireworks: A Lunar New Year spectacle requiring half-year advance booking for viewing spots 🗺️ 【4D Travel】Immersive Itinerary 🔹 History Route (1 day) 07:00 Hike the Jiancha Ancient Post Road (trace horse tracks and salt merchants' paths) 10:00 Anhua Confucian Temple (Ming-era academy with 500-year-old ginkgo trees) 14:00 Nangan Tusi Manor (experience ancient oil-pressing/mochi-making) 🔹 Nature Route (1.5 days) ✔️ Yangshan River Underground Adventure (must-try: fluorescent cave kayaking) ✔️ Quankou Vast Grasslands (stargazing campsite requires advance booking) 🔹 Folk Culture Route (0.5 day) Nuo mask painting workshop Tujia brocade weaving DIY 🍱 Millennium-Old Flavors ▪️ Ming Military Garrison Cuisine: Steamed pork with fermented chili (recommended "Tusi Banquet" restaurant) ▪️ Long March Diet: Sweet potato porridge + ash-alkali rice cakes (recreated near Fengxiangxi historic site) 📜 Traveler's Notes 1️⃣ Hidden Gem: Qinglong Town preserves Qing Dynasty "Ferry Charity Stele" recording fare standards 2️⃣ Photography Tip: 85mm prime lens recommended for Nuo Opera shots 3️⃣ Pitfall Alert: Beware of "Ming Dynasty" bronze replicas—authentic pieces are in County Museum

Originally thought that Guizhou is a village, I did not expect a Mongolian prairie! Dejiang's 10,000-mu grassland, blue sky and white clouds, cattle and sheep in groups... Sitting here quietly, nothing to say, just feeling, it is very beautiful~ Dejiang Wanmu grassland is located behind the water source group of Longxing Village. The east side is closely connected with the Quankou Stone Forest. The west is connected with the chestnut base. It is about one kilometer away from the Da Yuan Maer River Gorge. There are natural lakes and lying tigers. When we walked into this unfinished grassland, it seemed to be on the prairie of Mongolia. Close your eyes again, there is a rich picture in your mind, the shepherd sits on a horseback, leisurely floating on the grassland, carrying a jug with a strong shochu A flute plays a song of the song shepherd in his hand. His audience is more than 8,000 sheep on the grassland. Leisurely, I seem to be the hunter sitting on the horseback with a bow and arrow. The prey is a group of gray hares. On the grassland, riding a horse, trying, chasing and galloping. The flocks on the prairie overlook the wild white flowers in the grassy seas, and the white clouds that come from the blue sky and the blue sky occasionally, and occasionally faintly hear the tenor folk songs of the grazing farmers, giving this green and green The icing on the grass makes me forget! Its so romantic to enjoy a beautiful sunset here. Its a good time to end the trip to Dejiang here, because its especially beautiful.

The stone forest that came to Quankou Town seemed to walk into a labyrinth, but it was not flustered at all, but was immersed in the strange stones of various shapes! The quaint Tiancheng, the steep and beautiful show, and the stone forests of different shapes make me deeply feel the charm of nature! Quankou Shilin is located in Quankou Township, north of Dejiang County, west of Wuchuan County, Zunyi City, east of Yanhe County of Tongren District, and adjacent to Gaoshan Township of Dejiang County. It is the intersection of three counties and eight townships with an average elevation of 1,300 meters. It is the hometown of border towns and eco-tourism in Dejiang County. Quankou Stone Forest is a nine-faced slope with a total area of over 10,000 mu. The entire stone forest is in a layered, sinuous shape, tall and beautiful, majestic and tall. Some of the rock surface is dragon-scaled, and some are polished like eagle-carved, showing a natural nature. There are thousands of stones here. If you have been to a small partner in Cappadocia in Turkey, there should be some associations. It is like the fairy chimney there. In the stone forest of Quankou, the stone forest of the Anjiaping Formation is very special, with a height ranging from 3 to 7 meters. On a broad ground level, it looks like a wall, the vicissitudes of life, the quaintness of heaven, the steepness of the gods, the different forms, or like sculpture, or like a ruin, or like a flame, or like a peacock, or like a lotus, or like a picture frame. Wait, people can't tell the direction when they walk in it. This is still an untapped virgin land. Less people come here to visit, so once you come, you can enjoy this world. The strange landforms can't help me think of Star Wars, the feeling of outer space is so wonderful.

The world's puppets are in China, China's puppets are in Guizhou, and Guizhou's puppets are in Dejiang! Therefore, when you come to Dejiang, you must watch a drama. Culture is covered with a mysterious veil, which has a unique charm that attracts us. To understand the drama of Dejiang, you must go to the Culture Hall of Tiekeng Village, Wenping Town, and watch the Dejiang Opera, which is known as the living fossil of Chinese drama. This is a good opportunity to further understand Chinese culture, know Guizhou, and know Dejiang. . Drive from the county for about an hour and arrive at Wenping Town, Tiekeng Village. The various cultural elements on the square have deeply attracted our attention. is a Chinese opera drama, a form of drama formed by drawing folk songs and dances and dramas on the basis of folk rituals. The opera originated from the Fang Xiangshi's drove activity during the Shang and Zhou Dynasties. After the Han Dynasty, it gradually developed into a ceremonial dictionary with strong entertainment colors and musical elements. Around the Song Dynasty, due to the influence of folk songs and dances and dramas, the opera began to evolve into a play aimed at repaying God. If you like humanity, the process of making masks is also worth exploring. The mask of the enamel is made of wood such as cypress and jujube. The blank is the beginning of the work of carving the mask. The mask is carved into two steps: rough carving and fine carving. At the end of 2005, the Dejiang ancestral hall was included in the 501 national intangible cultural heritage protection list by the Chinese Ministry of Culture. The world is in China, the Chinese opera is in Guizhou, and the Guizhou opera is in Dejiang. Today, Dejiang, the hometown of Chinese opera, has declared success.

I came to Dejiang on the sixth day of June to experience the Water Dragon Festival. Since ancient times, "Dragon" has been a spiritual totem in the hearts of Tujia children and has placed the spirit of the Tujia people's enthusiasm, courage and enthusiasm. In Dejiang, there are not only the "dragons and dragons" of the Spring Festival, but also the "Water Dragon Prayer Rain" of the sixth day of June. On the sixth day of the lunar calendar every year, the Dejiang people will dance the grass dragon, pour water as a gift, and pray for the weather and the national peace. Over time, the "Water Dragon Festival" has become an important festival for the Tujia Tujia, which has a history of more than 100 years. In ancient times, when people encountered drought, they weaved the grass dragon to ask for rain. This is called playing water dragon. Later, this activity gradually became a local Tujia people, praying for the main ritual activities of good weather and good health. The villagers danced dragons to worship the mountain gods, worshipping the dragon king, praying for the good weather, the grain harvest, the prosperity of humans and animals, and the national security. After the sacrifice, the people gathered together to sing the folk songs, dance Sharon, taste the wine, share the harmony between man and nature, and celebrate a happy and happy life. Shuilong dances on the street. The residents on both sides of the street use the scoop and the pot of water to splash into the dragon body. The faucet is the key to splashing water. Men, women and children can participate in the splashing of water. The scenery is lively, lively and extraordinary. The local life atmosphere. Therefore, where the water dragon went, it was well received by the masses. The masses said that the water splashing the dragon is "auspicious water". The more water is poured, the more auspicious, the more prosperous, and the wind will be smooth, the grain will be harvested, and the country will be peaceful. If anyone is fortunate enough to be splashed with auspicious water, his career will be developed, his fortune will flourish, and everything will be auspicious.

In the early morning, it was the hot sun that awakened us. In order not to waste our time, we still ventured out at high temperatures. In order to find a cool place, we came to Chengnan Park, which is only a five minute walk from the hotel. It is very close. Chengnan Park is Dejiang County People's Park. Because it is located on the bank of Yuxi River in Chengnan New District, Dejiang County, local people are used to calling Chengnan Park. There are hundreds of flower trees in the park, thousands of vine plants, ancient trees and forests, thousands of forms, mountains, water, stones, trees dotted in between, beautiful. Today, Chengnan Park has become a good place for tourists to enjoy sightseeing and public leisure and fitness. Every morning and evening, men, women and children or dancing, or dancing swords, or playing Tai Chi, filled the joy of life. The tourists stroll along the lake and adorned the scenery. At this moment, the beauty of the city of Dejiang is displayed in front of my eyes. The buildings are in the same water and the gardens are in the background. People are in the city and the city is in the scenery. The park has built a seaside style square, a yew square, a ginkgo square, a peach garden square, a cherry blossom square, a pomegranate garden, etc., and planted hundreds of flowers and vines. In addition, there are also a 12-meter-high 9-storey Xiqiao Pavilion, a performance stage, a mountain stream waterfall, a national landscape corridor, a historical and cultural landscape wall, a piazza family totem, a Tujia style corridor, a Guanhu Tower, and a Yuxi River. Bridge, landscape platform, artificial lake, Tujia style performance center, Tianqiu statue and so on. Chengnan Park is the big living room of Dejiang County.