White Pagoda, Anshun

Situated in west central Guizhou province, Anshun is the earliest developed city in the region. Anshun abounds in natural attractions, such as the noted Huangguoshu Waterfall and Dragon Palace. Apart from these most popular scenic spots lying outside, there are also other less famous but equally enthralling places of interest in Anshun city area. You can have a leisurely day tour to the White Pagoda on Xixiu hill, the Wenmiao Confucians Temple and the Residence of Wang Ruofei. It is very convenient to take a taxi tour around the city, since the flag-down price is only CNY4.00 net. If you travel from one site to another in city area, the taxi fee is usually about CNY5.00 net.

You may start the day tour by visiting the White Pagoda. First built in the year 1326 of Yuan Dynasty, the well-preserved White Pagoda still stands elegantly on Xixiu hill in the city center. The White Pagoda is one of the ancient famous pagodas that can be counted up on the fingers of one's hand in whole Guizhou Province. With neat and pleasurable sculptures in it, the Pagoda looks very like a simply dressed lady appreciating the city views in a polite manner. When night falls, the pagoda shines with while light, and it is mysterious and peaceful. The admission fee is CNY20.00 net per person for the site.

Proceed to your next destination, the Wenmiao Confucians Temple, which is located at Xixiu district. The Wenmiao Confucians Temple is among the four famous ancient groups of stone sculptures, and it is also one of the best preserved Wenmiao Confucians Temples of the highest artistic value in China. Wenmiao Temple being noted for its exquisite layout, mighty scale and well-knit structure, was first built at the beginning of Ming Dynasty, so it has a history of more than 640 years old. In front of the Great Hall of the Confucius, there are a pair of stone pillars with dragons sculptured on them. These two stone pillars are one of the highlights of the temple because of their extremely delicate and life-like open-carved crafts. Experts and artists from home and abroad all marvel at the unique design and vivid sculptures. In addition, the temple has a Batik Art Museum, where you can see and take in the basic characteristics about batiks crafts of Buyi, Miao and Yi ethnic groups in Guizhou. The entrance fee is CNY30.00 net per person.

Wenmiao Confucians Temple, Anshun

For the rest of the day, you are advised to visit the Residence of Wang Ruofei, who was an outstanding revolutionist during the period of resistance to Japan. The residence was built by Wang Ruofei's great grandfather in Qing Dynasty with wooden and grey-green roof tiles. The admission fee is CNY20.00 net per person.

In the evening, you can try the local snacks at the night markets near Guofu Street, East Street Crossing or Minzhu Road. If you want to buy some souvenirs during the tour, like the batik, the local opera facial design, root carving and etc, you are advised to bargain with the shop keepers.