1. Dishuitan Waterfall A short walk down the road along the canyon from Jigongbei will bring you to Dishuitan Waterfall, which hangs on the cliff of the opposite mountain. Though its water volume is not as great as Huangguoshu Waterfall, the waterfall, which cascades down in three tiers, has a total height of over 400 meters, making it said to be the tallest among the Huangguoshu Waterfalls.
2. Red Cliff Heavenly Script
On Shaijia Mountain, there is a reddish-brown cliff face engraved with dozens of mysterious symbols. Since the Ming and Qing dynasties, many have traveled from afar, racking their brains to decipher the “Red Cliff Heavenly Script” (also known as the “Red Cliff Ancient Relics” or “Red Cliff Stele”), leaving behind speculations that remain unresolved to this day. The local government has even gone to great lengths to offer a one-million-yuan reward for decoding the “Heavenly Script.”
3. Guan Suoling Ancient Post Road
Opposite Shaijia Mountain lies the Guan Suoling Pass. Crossing the ancient post road over the pass leads to Guanling County, just 3 kilometers away, though the current road still winds around a much longer 15-kilometer loop. It is said that this ancient post road was first opened by Zhuge Liang during his southern campaign, and later generations also called it the “Kong Path.”
4. Guanling Fossil Group National Geopark
Located between Guanling and Qinglong, the park covers a total area of 200 square kilometers, with National Highway 320 running through it. The core area is Wolonggang. The geopark contains and exposes a large number of paleontological fossils dating back 220 million years. Near Waya Village, at Xia’ao, there is an outdoor natural observation point, along with a simple exhibition hall.
5. Qinglong 24 Turns
This is a treacherous section of the ancient Yunnan-Guizhou Road, historically known as Ya Pass. Among the many winding mountain roads in Guizhou, the 24 sharp turns may not be the most numerous, but such a dense, spectacular, and straight-in-view serpentine mountain road is likely unique to this spot. No wonder, half a century ago, this road gained fame both in China and abroad through a single photograph—though people believed it was located in Yunnan until 2002, when World War II history expert Ge Shuya corrected this misconception.
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