Guizhou : Day 5 - Qinhan Film and Television Studio & Libo Small Seven Holes

There was practically nothing to eat at this hotel for breakfast. Horrid. 

But it was not going to ruin my day! I was so excited when I found out that The Untamed was partly filmed here at the Qinhan Film and Television Studio! 

Unfortunately, I had no idea which specific locations were used for the drama ... 

Well, I have watched The Untamed a few times over the years ... I love how layered the story was and I love the theme of love, friendship, loyalty and sacrifice. Of course, I have fondness for one of the lead actors and still watch out for his news everyday! 

I think the lack of proper signage makes it difficult to locate the filming sites for The Untamed ... and it also seemed to me that many parts of the studio were abandoned or not maintained .... I walked about a bit and exited. 

The tour guide then started to sell his stuff in the bus ... this tour guide was not pushy at all, so that we found his style so amusing. 

Dried prickly pear 刺梨

A type of fruit that apparently is a powerful antioxidant 

Prickly pear extract 

Herbal ointment

Moutai

He sold us matcha biscuits, walnut crisps, medicated plaster, Chinese herbs, among other things. I decided to buy the herbal ointment and a packet of 刺梨 jelly.

Lunch was at Libo .... 

I liked the preserved veg, it tasted like spicy gongcai 贡菜.... 

 

Today's special dish is vermicelli in scallop shells ... 

After lunch, we bought some confectionery sold outside of this restaurant ... and then it was a short drive away to Libo, a Unesco Heritage Site. We took the easier route, going into the site via the West Gate as we would be walking downhill all the way. 

Libo Unesco World Heritage Site

The first stop ... Wolong Pool ..... 

Breathtakingly beautiful! 

The water was so clear! 

The second stop ... Cuigu Waterfall 脆骨瀑布

We had a matcha ice-cream here .... 

The third stop was a long walk downhill ... it was steep at some places but the view was great ... 

Finally, we arrived at the Seven-hole Ancient Bridge 小七孔 .... this bridge was built in 1836! It's 2 centuries old! 

Further down the river was another 7-hole bridge ... but it was a more recent construction .... we did not get down here .... instead we got down at 大七孔 to visit the last attraction .... 

We trekked 1km to see this cave and trekked another 1 km to walk out ... We were ushered to dinner ... we had to climb steep steps up to the restaurant ... so we were so amused! The food was alright ... nothing that special ..

That night, we checked into Guizhou Park Hotel in Libo ... the room was dark and it was so smelly .... probably from the stale carpet .... The location was good though, as we could walk around browse at the shops surrounding the hotel. I bought a small bottle of Moutai, CNY28.

Guizhou : Day 4 - Tianlong Tunbao, Gui Show, Duyun Stone Street

We woke up to a light drizzle this morning. 

My breakfast .... 

Millet porridge

I put preserved tofu and preserved mustard and spring onions and cilantro in my bowl ... yum ... 

This morning we went to Tianlong Tunbao ... an ancient village of about 600 years old ... 

Again, I did not find this place too interesting .... it was then a long drive to the next destination ... 

Our lunch spread at Longmen town ....

There was a Dragon Waterfall at this place .... 

Opposite this waterfall is a seemingly abandoned tourist attraction .... we would watch Gui Show here ... 

The show was not bad ... the songs and dances and special effects were quite good! After the show, we went to Duyun Stone Street .... 

Again, this place was full of shops ... we had our dinner of street food .... we each bought different things to share .... 

Our guide bought us this steamed glutinous rice cake ... it was not too sweet, very fragrant

I bought this Changsha Stinky Tofu ... CNY10 ... so tasty! 

Skewered BBQ lamh ... CNY14 ... yums ... 

Stirfried noodles ... 

Grilled oysters 

Pork & egg pancake 

Mixue honey dew ice-cream, CNY2 ... so cheap and so good! 

We also took away some goodies to eat in the hotel .... 

Seaweed and pork floss cake ball ... it is 2 pieces of sponge cake filled with mayonnaise, coated with meat floss and seaweed flakes ... I suppose it went viral on social media and my friend was kind of fond of it ... so we bought to try ... 

Pink strawberries 

Ripe, soft and sweet, with good strawberry flavour ... 

It started to pour after we finished our food .... so it was quite inconvenient to walk around the streets ... we went inside a snack shop and spent some time shopping there before going back to our hotel. 

The hotel Shengshi Jinyuan 盛世锦源酒店, however, was horrid .... the moment I opened the door, I caught the stench of cigarette smoke ... we opened the toilet door to find an empty cigarette package that was not disposed! Huh? Who smoked here prior to us checking in? The cleaners? An errant hotel guest? 

We quickly opened the windows to ventilate the room .... 

Luckily the mattress was firm ... so I had a good sleep. 

Guizhou : Day 3 - Jiuzhou Old Town, Huajiang Canyon Bridge & Huangguoshu Waterfall

We stayed at 半山酒店 Mid-Level Hotel at Anshun ....  Looking at the name, I dared not expect much. I'd not stay at a mid-level hotel and expect high-level facilities and services, would I? But lol ... this room was nice ... 

View from my room 

Noodles with sour soup for breakfast ... 

Fresh dates .... 

We set off at 9.00 am again this morning .... we were headed to Jiuzhou Old Town .... but along the way, we stopped at a random rapeseed field to take photos .... 

Jiuzhou Ancient Town was rather small, again lined with retail shops selling touristy stuff ... some of my friends bought clothes here .... I merely walked around and then exited the area ... there was not much that caught my interest ...  

Next was lunch time .... we had our meal at a restaurant near our hotel in town .... 

I liked this appetising beancurd stick salad ... 

Diced potato with pork crackling or 脆哨 was super tasty ... 

Another special dish was the scorched rice ... 

Aww ... Snow Beer Super X Brave The World .... 

After lunch, we drove out again for a long time .... 

We were amazed by the maze of expressways in China! 

The destination was the Huajian Canyon Bridge. This was the tallest suspension bridge in the world at 625m, and it opened only in September 2025. 

The Huajiang Bridge crosses the Beipan River ... 

There were dinosaur motifs in the area ... and only then I realised that significant dinosaur discoveries were found in parts of Guizhou. 

After viewing the bridge, we descended to the bottom of the canyon to take a cruise. The road was narrow and winding and can possibly cause motion sickness and nausea. I'd be scared to drive but our bus driver manoeuvred expertly and safely down the road to the port. 

We had to pay CNY228 for this optional cruise ride .... 

View of the bridge from the cruise

This was as far as the cruise would bring us .... 

After the cruise, we ascended the canyon road in the opposite direction and it afforded us another view of the bridge .... 

And we were brought to Huangguoshu Scenic area.... We had dinner a restaurant just across the road from the entrance to the scenic ... 

At this particular restaurant, I enjoyed the vegetables, particularly. I liked the snow peas and the garlic scapes and also the cauliflower .... 

After dinner, we had a night tour of the Huangguoshu .... 

Huangguoshu Waterfall at night

The biggest waterfall in Asia 

There were some light shows and some dance performances as we entered the scenic area, culminating in the lighting of the waterfall itself .... after taking some pictures, we left and went back to our hotel ...