Wanfengling is the landscape China's classical painters were trying to draw — an ocean of green stone cones rolling to the horizon, threaded with rice paddies and Buyi villages. And since the high-speed railway arrived in late 2025, it's finally easy to reach.
See our tours How to get here"Ten Thousand Peaks Forest" — nearly 20,000 cone-karst peaks over hundreds of square kilometres. Ming-dynasty explorer Xu Xiake called it a wonder of the empire. Ride a bike through the middle of it.
A 100-metre-deep slot canyon that splits the earth right beside the city, its walls hung with waterfalls — dozens of them after rain. Walkways run along and across the gorge.
A vast reservoir lake wrapped in karst hills on the border of three provinces — boat trips, quiet fishing villages, and some of the region's best sunsets.
The Panxing high-speed railway opened in November 2025, connecting Xingyi to China's national HSR network. From Guiyang it's about two hours; from Kunming, connect through Panzhou. Xingyi also has its own airport with flights from several major cities.
Xingyi sits almost exactly between the two classic backpacker regions of southwest China — Yangshuo/Guilin to the east and Yunnan to the west. If you're doing that route, this is the stop everyone else is missing.
Ride quiet farm lanes between the peaks, eat a home-cooked lunch in a Buyi minority village, and end at the best viewpoints. English-speaking guide, bikes and pick-up included.
A moderate 10–14 km hike through peak forest and villages, with a sunrise option for photographers who want the sea of clouds at first light.
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