Zhaoxing Travel Guide
Location: Zhaoxing is about 72 kilometers south-east of Li Ping County, Guizhou Province.History: Zhaoxing has a long history of about 840 years. It was recorded the ancestors settled in Zhaoxing in BC1160.
Transportation: Guilin-Zhaoxing: Zhaoxing lies along the popular cultural travel route from Guilin to Guiyang. There are mountainous highways from Guilin to Zhaoxing. Be forewarned though, these highways are full of abrupt turns and steep slopes. People prone to carsickness may not enjoy the drive. On the other hand, air connection between Liping and Guilin has been opened recently. It's much more convenient to fly to Liping first, and then proceed to Zhaoxing via bus.
Guiyang-Zhaoxing: The most comfortable and time-saving way is to fly to Liping first and then catch a bus from Liping to Zhaoxing that takes around 1.5 hours.
Hotels: The best hotel in town is the Zhaoxing Hotel. The food options are quite limited in this region and western cuisine is practically non-existent.
Weather: Zhaoxing has a sub-tropical monsoon climate, at an elevation of 410 meters. It's rainy and humid throughout the year.
Attractions: Dong Village, Drum Towers
Dong Village-Zhaoxing Dong Village, the largest Dong village in China, is also called Qianhu (meaning a thousand households) Dong Village because about 1,000 households of Dong people live here. 72 km (48 miles) south of the county town of Liping, the village is seated in a valley surrounded by green mountains. The Zhaoxing River flows through the village.
Drum Towers-The Drum Tower is the symbol of the Dong minority people. There are five Drum Towers in Zhaoxing Village. They were designed by local amateur architects. The whole complex is supported by timbers, no nails or rivets are used at all in the construction. The fact that all drum tower floors are odd-numbered is derived from the tradition in Dong numerology that odd numbers are associated with good fortune and happiness.
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