From the Huaxi River to the foot of Qianling Mountain, discover Guizhou flavors woven from sourness, heat and fermentation.
Published event guides and travel information for Guiyang.
Places and neighborhoods worth exploring in Guiyang.
A national 4A park in central Guiyang, home to over 3000 wild macaques—the forest city’s green lung and monkey realm.
A Ming pavilion on the Nanming River, Guiyang’s symbol: three stories and three tiers of eaves, with red beams and green tiles, named for excellence in scholarship.
Ten li of the Huaxi River flow through this local backyard and picnic favorite, praised by Marshal Chen Yi for its natural mountains and water.
One of Guizhou’s four great old towns, preserving a Ming-Qing garrison amid stone streets, walls, temples and braised pork trotters.
Caves, waterfalls, underground rivers and natural bridges condense Guizhou’s karst scenery just 24 kilometers from the city.
A window into Guizhou’s many cultures, with Miao silverwork, Dong drum towers and Shui writing among its rich displays.
Guiyang's signature street-food highlights.
Guiyang’s defining breakfast: hand-rolled egg noodles cooked just short of fully done, topped with rich pork-intestine and blood-curd broth, crisp pork, red oil and scallions. Red soup, yellow noodles, white intestine, red blood curd and green scallions make five colors.
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Beef slowly simmers with spices for hours into clear, mellow broth, served over white, silky rice noodles with broad beef slices, pickled cabbage and toasted chili powder.
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Dozens of shredded vegetables fill small plates. Take a paper-thin wrapper, add your chosen colors and a spoonful of sour broth—Guiyang’s own spring rolls.
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Crumbled tofu is kneaded with salt and alkali, fried into golden crisp balls with custard-soft centers, and dipped in fish-mint chili sauce.
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Qingyan’s trotters simmer for hours with over a dozen medicinal herbs and spices, yielding soft skin, tender meat and rich gelatin—the old town’s best-known hearty dish.
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Fresh rice-field carp cooks in fermented white rice soup, a thousand-year Miao tradition, served with toasted-chili dip—the soul of Guizhou’s sour heat.
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How to enjoy Guiyang's street-food highlights.
Community experiences in Guiyang
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