From Guiyang to Kaili, via Kaiyang county.
This route makes a possible to discover curiosities of kaiyang, in north Guiyang.In this region Buyi people inhabit. Little flower miao live in this county with colorful costume, traditional wood-stone grass roofed or tiles roofed house which are sign of ineterated inveterated culture. At the end of march, rape flower cover mountains with brilliant yellow.

Arrangement: A car is essential in this two days trip. It is possible to get accommodation in Shuitouzhai village, on the bank of Qinglonghe river.( there is a charming hotel, indigo hotel)

Qinghe and Shuitouzhai
Situated in a valley, Qinghe was surround by a serial buyi villages along the Qinglonghe(blue dragon) river. The traditional architexture are particularly good preserved. The houses are mix chinese and buyi style: they are wood stilted house with very exqusite sculpture decoration windows. The wall of ground floor are brick with wood frame. The brick are cover with white color of lime.
Matouzhai village is a big village with 1000 habitants. Built on a platform of hill, the Matouzhai village was the capital of buyi kindom of Song family, This powerful family control the central Guizhou between 7th and 17th century. In 1301, the family uprised against central government of Mongal.

Shuitouzhai one kilometer from matouzhai against the Qinglonghe river. It is a quiet peaceful village. Here the tradition house with nice yard, water mill houses, brew house and Toufu workshop are working for the villagers.
You can stay in Indigo Hotel here with good situation: on the bank of river, surround by bamboo,friendly and absolutely charming atomsphere.

Tips:
Indigo hotel
Tel.: 86 851 7477033
Mobile.: 86 13885087496(english speaker)
Blog: www.indigoculture.com

Gorge of Nanjian
The Nanjiang gorge is 45km long in total,with a maxium depth of 320m. An 18.5km are open to tourist. The gorge can offer a impressive view of cultivating terraced field. You can sweep over a series of rapids and shoals by boat. There are 48 waterfalls in various size in the gorge. We can also walk through the cave behind travertine waterfall.

Guangzhong
Guiangzhong is a very beautiful village with 200 family of little flower miao ethnic. The houses are tipical tradition village house in north and central Guizhou. Most houses in the village are wood stilted house brick house roofed with stubble or tiles. Wood frame and white lime painted walls are very good for keeping from humid wether and various insects. We can have good view of nice shape hills around village. The costume and batik traditinal hairdress are wore everyday. The hemp skirt of indigo batik make women particular elegant and sexy especially when we see a group of walking women with costume by distantance. Their costume jacket mix with colorful embroidery and batik pattern of flower (This group named with this). The costume of girls makes the girls more attractive.

Jiangbian
Leaving Guangzhong, take the road towards Fuquan, after 9 km you reach the village Jianbian, a small flower Miao village stand on halfway of cliff in gorge, and here we have good view.

Xianqiao
Here is place for marketing, the little flower miao with costume come for sell their agricultre product and indigo paste. And then they get the staff for their costume back home.
From Xianqiao, you can take road to Fuquan and then continue to Machangping. Here you reach the highway connect Guiyang and Kaili.