Last memory of traditional textile
Day 3 Visit of the Xiaoqikong nature reserve, a unique valley of karstic landscape with numerous caves and water falls.
Visit of a Buyi village (where a rare type of traditional tapestry loom is still in use) and a Yao village.
Stay at Libo.
Day 4 Libo-Rongjiang,
Via Sandu (visit of a Shui village where can be seen the unique Shui technique of embroidery using horse hair as well as the calendaring of indigo dyed cotton fabric using a 200 kg stone) and the Duling river valley. (possibility of visiting a local ethnic market and a Dong village along the way.)
Stay in Rongjiang
Day 5 Rongjiang to Zhaoxing.
Visit of the village of Yingtan (Dong minority), where can be seen the brown indigo shining cloth, also called beaten cloth.
Stay in Zhaoxing in a traditional wooden guesthouse. Zhaoxing, located in a remote valley, is one of the most picturesque Dong villages with several examples of the sophisticated and elegant Dong traditional architecture (drum towers, wind and rain bridges).
