Northern Guizhou Travel Guide
Apart from Zunyi and Chishui, Northern Guizhou is not commonly frequented by tourists at large. It borders Sichuan, Chongqing, and Hunan provinces but has no major airport and only one main expressway.
- What is It?
- The least visited part of Guizhou Province.
- When to Go
- September and October for the best weather and March through August for the falls.
- Nearest Town
- Zunyi, 200kms north of Guiyang.
- Don't Miss
- Shizhangdong Falls in the Shizhangdong Scenic Area.
- Trivia
- Shizhangdong Falls are 72m high and 68m wide.
The area around the town of Chishui in northwest Guizhou is the best part of northern Guizhou. It is a stunning region of waterfalls and otherworldly vegetation and comes with good hiking. Shizhangdong Falls in the Shizhangdong Scenic Area, which is about 40kms from Chishui, is the main attraction. These falls are massive in height, breadth and volume.
Sidonggou Valley is closer to Chishui and has the Sidonggou Nature Park, where there is excellent hiking amid Jurassic-like forest. Jinshagou nature area is another popular attraction in this region.
The main towns are Zunyi, with its old town; Chishui City on the Sichuan border with access to the nature areas; and Tongren, in central Guizhou and surrounded by many ethnic villages.
Travel to Northern Guizhou - Getting There
Zunyi is the main city in northern Guizhou and lies roughly in the center of the region. There is a small airport but trains and buses are the best way in. Zunyi is on the Guiyang-Chongqing rail line and the Nanning-Chongqing Expressway. The closest major airports are in Guiyang (the Guizhou capital) to the south and Chongqing (Chongqing Province) to the north. Guiyang's airport serves Macau, Hong Kong and Beijing (2 hours, 40 minutes).
