Moon Mountain region is a virgin soil in Guizhou. It is situated in the border region of three counties–Congjiang, Rongjiang and Sandu in the southeast of Guizhou. In this region live various minority tribes such as Miao, Zhuang, Shui and Dong etc. they live in harmony with each other and the nature in a primitive and wild way. The big mountains isolated these tribes from the outer world and keep their pure, wild and real minorities culture and costume for thousands years.

The mountain is very steep so that the road entering this region is not comfortable. The green and thick primitive forests cover the mountain. In some part of the mountain the narrow terraced fields extend from the foot to the top of the mountain like the steps to heaven. (It is a good occasion to admire the terraced fields on the road between Jajiu and Guanghui.)

The villages are spotted on the slop covered with the terraced field and woods. The proverb “mountain is more high, the emperor is farther! “describe the geographic condition. And only in this isolated region the minority’s people can keep their own various kinds of colorful costume, customs and architecture.

The marketing is an important stage to show beautiful and capacity for minority’s female. The girls wear their best clothes and dress up as beautiful as possible before go to the market. The market is also an important association place for minority place. On the market the people meet the friends and relatives and transmit some important information to each other. Jiajiu and Guanghui are the two important markets place in this region.
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Travel in Guizhou by a more rustic and modest, healthier and more environmentalism, adventurous and challenging way.
Taste and enjoy the natures and landscape of Guizhou with a bike speed. Touch the minorities and villages unconstrailnt.

You will have different feeling from other trips, the improvement of you body and appetite will give you different mood.

Why choose bike-riding in Guizhou?
You have a chance to explore different minorities, such as Miao ethnic in mountainous region, Shui ethnic and Buyi ethnic live on the flatland among the mountains, Dong ethnic in the valley.

You will feel the different oriental countryside in different season, yellowy rape flower fields, cultivation in water fields like mirrors in spring, Green rice field and tea plantation in summer, golden hand-harvest in autumn.
You can appreciate various landscapes and nature sight of Guizhou, such as mesa of plateau, cluster of exotic peaks of Karst landscape, Miaoling Mountains covered with forest and multi-minorities Duliu River valley.

The route of bike is arranged on the quiet, light traffic country road. These roads wave slightly and gently. It is easy and agreeable to ride on these less polluted country roads.
Except ride you can also take a boat cruise on river and trek to explore the mountain minorities’ village further.

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