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The person who turns up

Whatever we arrange for you, a person turns up at the end of it. This page is about who that is, and what we hold ourselves to.

Our standard

The standard, whoever turns up

Local

From here, not flown in

Grew up among these peaks — knows which village grandmother cooks the best smoked pork, where the light falls at 5 pm, and what the rice is doing this week.

Language, handled

Conversation that works

Your host's strength is Xingyi rather than English, so AI translation assistance runs alongside — and conversation genuinely flows: the karst explained, the farmhouse-table chat translated, and the football argument on the way back very much possible.

Small groups

1–6 people, always

No flags, no megaphones, no waiting for stragglers at a coach. Whatever we arrange is for your party only, and the day flexes around you.

The team

Right now, it's a very small operation

We'd rather be straight with you than pad this page: we are new, and at the moment you will most likely be shown around by the person who started this. Not a rota of guides, not a subcontractor — the same someone who wrote these pages.

That has an obvious limit, which is how many days a week exist. It also has an advantage, which is that nobody has more reason to make sure your day goes well.

Beyond travel

Interpreter & local assistance

Visiting Xingyi for business, a factory or supplier visit, a medical appointment, or anything beyond sightseeing? We also provide interpreting support — AI-assisted, with a local fixer alongside — for meetings, paperwork, phone calls, getting things done. Tell us what you need and when, and we'll quote you a day or half-day rate.

Ask about interpreting: hello@visitxingyi.com

Join us · 加入我们

Are you a local English-speaking guide?

We occasionally need local English-speaking help with guiding and interpreting, and we would love to meet you. There is no standing team — the work is occasional, freelance and paid per job, with guests who are genuinely glad to be here. If it grows, the people on this list hear first.

如果你是兴义本地人、英语能日常交流、熟悉万峰林周边,欢迎留个联系方式——我们偶尔需要英文向导或口译,按单计酬、自由职业。目前没有固定团队,活也不多,有需要时我们会先联系名单上的人。填个 3 分钟的表就行。

填写报名表 / Apply online →

Overseas applicants may also email hello@visitxingyi.com.

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