Guizhou Travel Day11 Shuicheng / Weining
Today, we drive to Weining, a remote small town in the north-west only recently connected by a reasonable road and railway. In this area, both Miao, Yi and Muslims live. This area was once so poor that the local inhabitants had to eat buckwheat, potatoes and maize rather than rice. We plan to have a boat ride on Caohailake, femed for its Black-neck cranes.
Guizhou Travel Day12 Weining
This area was converted to Christianity by English Missionaries and there are many churches in this area. The Miao here were converted to Christianity by the Reverend Pollard and the Reverend Harry Parsons in the 19 th and 20 th Centuries. We can visit a local church and the Big Flowery Miao village here.
Guizhou Travel Day13 Weining / Bijie
Yi people in the past, known as Nosu , live in this area and we shall be visiting one of their villages and enjoy their ;ocal costume. There will be time to walk around the village and hopefully visit a local church which is still used on Sundays. Drive to Bijie in the afternoon, the scenery is fascinating en route, with terraced rice fields and remote villages.
Guizhou Travel Day14 Bijie
It is a long day out to a group of Miao known as Four Village Miao because it is said they live in only four villages. Their indigo dyed skirts and jackets, with contrasting pure white decorations explains their nick-name, Magpie Miao . The women also decorate their waist ties with beautiful cross-stich embroidery. Many people in this area still wear straw raincoats.
Guizhou Travel Day15 Bijie / Dafang
We may be able to visit two villages today on the way to Dafang . The White Miao , nicknamed because of their previous white hemp skirt, also wear a colorful pachwork jacket. It is hoped in the afternoon, w will visit a group of Miao who dress in a particularly shiny black dyed indigo jacket, known as Black Miao .
Guizhou Travel Day16 Bijie / Dafang
Known as â€o One Hundred Li Azalea belt â€, this area is famed for azaleas and rhododendron which we shall see blooming in the countryside all around us. We will arrive Guiyang in the late afternoon.
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