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The Most Beautiful Karst Flower Sea in Guizhou

🌸 Bijie Summer Walking Guide in Guizhou: 3 Days 2 Nights Escaping to the 20°C Purple Planet! Shake off the crowds and unlock Guizhou’s wildest and most romantic karst secret! This summer, Bijie explodes onto the scene with 48,000 acres of wild hosta flower sea, combined with cave wonders and cloud grasslands—off the beaten path yet stunningly beautiful. Every snap is a travel masterpiece with millions of likes! --- 🌊 **Itinerary Overview (3 Days 2 Nights Highlights)** **Day 1: Earth’s Core Miracle · Water Shadow Illusion** 📍 Zhijin Cave (3-hour exploration of the "King of Chinese Karst Caves") → 🚗 Zhijin Grand Canyon (view the sinkhole from a 104-meter elevator) → 🌙 Stay at Zhijin Hotel (garden night stay + buckwheat jelly late-night snack) **Day 2: Flower Tide Terraces · Wujiang Poetic Scenery** 📍 Jinsha Hosta Flower Sea (morning purple sea of flowers + paragliding experience) → 🚤 Wujiangyuan Hundred-Mile Gallery (afternoon boat tour of karst landscapes) → 🌿 Shexiang Ancient Town (sunset terraces + Yi ethnic long table feast) **Day 3: Wild Grassland · Cloud Walk** 📍 Axilixi Grassland (wave road self-driving + horseback riding) → ⛰ Jiucaiping (climb Guizhou’s rooftop to watch the sea of clouds) → ✨ Return trip (bring Miao embroidery souvenirs!) --- ⛰ **Top Check-in Spots: Secret Places with 100% Photo Success Rate** 1. **Jinsha · Hosta Flower Sea** 48,000 acres of wild purple flowers sweeping the mountains! In the early morning mist, it looks like an alien planet. **Paragliding over the flower sea** (💰198 RMB/time), glass water slide plunge (💦 super refreshing), and firefly starry night tours! 📅 **Best time: July-August**|📍 Pingba Town, Jinsha County|🎫 Ticket + shuttle ≈ 80 RMB *🔥 New trending hotspot! Over 5,000 visitors daily, go early to avoid crowds!* 2. **Dafang · Shexiang Ancient Town Fingerprint Terraces** A giant "earth fingerprint" in the city center! Layered tea fields intertwined with roses, **aerial shots shock the internet**. Wear Yi ethnic costumes to shoot terraces at sunset (rental 20 RMB/hour), night market must-try: stewed chicken with tofu! 📍 New city center, Dafang County|🎫 Free|✨ **4A Scenic Area + Poverty Alleviation Miracle** 3. **Zhijin Cave · Underground Magic Palace** 6.6 km of fantastic journey! **King’s Helmet, Silver Rain Tree** and other cave treasures glow eerily under LED lights, cave temperature constant at 16°C, cold enough to wear a jacket❄️. After the cave, head straight to the grand canyon, take a 100-meter elevator down to the earth’s core (fear of heights beware!) 🎫 Package 200 RMB (includes elevator + boat)|⏰ Recommended to enter at 8 AM to avoid crowds 4. **Axilixi · Wave Sky Road** **Self-driving paradise! Race the roller coaster on the 2,500-meter altitude grassland**, continuous ups and downs thrilling to scream~ Stop by Jiucaiping (Guizhou’s highest peak at 2,777M), tender leeks in summer can be picked to make buckwheat cakes! 🎫 100 RMB/car (including driver)|🚗 Off-road vehicle rental about 180 RMB/day --- 🍜 **Foodie Radar: Delicious Must-Try** - **Zhijin Cave Exit Food Street**: **Birthplace of Kung Pao Chicken!** Spicy chicken with clove and numbing pepper 💥, Shui Ba Wan feast (8 steamed soups so fresh they’ll make your eyebrows raise) - **Shexiang Ancient Town Night Market**: Dafang dried tofu grilled until bubbly + cordyceps flower stewed chicken, paired with Miao rice wine is amazing - **Grassland Herdsmen’s Meal**: Axilixi tent restaurant’s beef dry pot 🍖, firm meat with a milky aroma! --- 💡 **Insider Tips** - ✈️ **Transport**: Fly to Bijie Feixiong Airport, or rent a car and drive from Guiyang (2.5 hours) - 🏠 **Accommodation**: Zhijin Hotel (Chinese garden style), Huaduli Camp (grassland tents 200+ RMB) - 👗 **What to Wear**: White dress for the hosta flower sea, light jacket for caves, windproof hat for grasslands - ❗ **Note**: High-altitude sun protection! Big temperature difference at Jiucaiping, bring rain gear --- > **“At the summit of Yunnan-Guizhou, collide with a 20°C summer”** > When the hosta flower sea surges purple in the morning light, when the earth’s core’s million-year-old stalactites drip the first drop of water, when the grassland wind rushes freedom through the car window—Bijie, this seriously underrated Wumeng secret, can no longer be hidden! > **✨ Here’s the guide, set off now and be the first in your circle to unlock this midsummer fairyland!** --- **📢 Special Announcement**: At the end of July 2025, **Jinhai Lake Wetland Park’s lotus flowers will be in full bloom!** 27 km from the city, thousands of acres of lotus ponds + hydrangea corridors free to shoot, a local’s secret summer retreat garden.
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