Xijiang-Qianhu Miao's Village
Name in Chinese: 西江千户苗寨 Xī Jiāng Qiān Hù Miáo Zhài [ʃi: dʒæŋ tʃæ hu: miau dzai]
Duration of Tour: Half a Day
Location: Xijiang Township, Leishan County, Guizhou Province
Highlights: the Ancient Chinese Architecture and the Miao People’s Traditional Culture
Reputations: One of China’s Picturesque Villages, a National Four-star Scenic Area
Xijiang-Qianhu Miao’s Village is located in Southeastern Guizhou Province. It is a picturesque village inhabited by the Miao people, is the largest and most typical Miao’s village in China. The Miao is one of China’s minorities. They maintain a strong cultural tradition and mainly reside in China’s southern and western provinces, such as Guizhou, Yunnan, Hunan and Hubei.
The village was founded over 1,000 years ago. However, the ancestors of the villagers migrated to the village in the fifteenth century. According to historical records, the villagers’ ancestors called themselves the people of Xi Clan. They asked the natives to allow them to live in the village. Both the migrants and the natives were descendants of Jiuli Tribe which lived in Eastern Yellow River Basin about 5,000 years ago. Ciyou, the chieftain of Jiuli Tribe, was the direct ancestor of the migrants. Therefore, their request was granted by the natives. Xijiang, the name of the village, means “Xi Clan’s request”. Qianhu can be translated as “a thousand households”. There are 1,432 households in the village at present. The population of the village is over 5,500. The villagers live in their stilt wooden houses, which are called Diaojiaolou by locals. The stilt house shows the special architecture of the Miao people.
How to Get to Xijiang-Qianhu Miao’s Village
Xijiang-Qianhu Miao’s Village is situated about 210 kilometers(130 miles) to the east of Guiyang, the capital city of Guizhou Province. The journey to the village takes about 3 hours by car. Tourists can fly to Guiyang from many of the major cities within Mainland China, such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Xi’an and Kunming. The aviation network of Guiyang also covers Europe, Southeastern Asia, and Oceania with linked destinations in the regions, such as Paris, Milan, Singapore, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Melbourne. People can also travel to Guiyang by bullet train from Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Kunming.
Weather
The tropical latitude of Guizhou means that tourists need to bring some suncream and sunhats when they travel to Guizhou. The monsoon in Guizhou lasts from June to July. Tourists need to avoid traveling to Guizhou during the monsoon. Sometimes, the roads are blocked by landslide in the rainy season. Generally, Guizhou is a mountainous region. It is cooler than the other provinces in the Yangtze River Basin. The average temperature in Guizhou Province ranges from 5℃(41°F) to 11℃(51.8°F) in spring, 16℃(60.8°F) to 24℃(75.2°F) in summer, 20℃(68°F) to 27℃(80.6°F) in autumn, and 8℃(46.4°F) to 15℃(59°F) in winter. Both spring and autumn are the best time to travel to Guizhou. The spring comes in February and goes in April, while the autumn lasts from September to November.
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