Chishui River Valley Self-Drive: Red History & Danxia Landforms
Follow the Chishui River from Zunyi to the Danxia waterfall clusters, connecting Long March sites, liquor towns, and ancient towns.
Starting from the Zunyi Conference Site and Hailongtun, descend to Maotai Town, and follow the Chishui River Valley Road through Tucheng to Chishui to see Danxia landforms, waterfalls, and bamboo-forested ancient towns. The route overlaps with the Red Army's historic "Four Crossings of the Chishui River," offering clear historical context. With many mountain roads, self-driving offers the most freedom. This itinerary adds an extra day compared to the 4-day version to explore the waterfalls and Datong Ancient Town, making it ideal for families and older self-drive travelers.
Waterfalls are in full flow from April to October; watch out for falling rocks and landslides along the valley roads during the rainy season.
每日安排
第 1 天 · Zunyi Conference Site & Hailongtun
Explore the Red tourism sites in the old town on foot, drive to Hailongtun in the afternoon (about 40 minutes), and return to the old town for the night.
Allow half a day for Hailongtun; the climb up the mountain is steep, and the shuttle buses stop running around 17:00.
住宿：紅花崗會址周邊
第 2 天 · Zunyi to Maotai Liquor Town
茅台鎮（中國酒文化城、茅台古鎮文化街（楊柳灣）、茅台渡口·紅軍四渡赤水紀念園、赤水河濱河步道（茅台段））
Drive from Zunyi along the highway to Maotai Town (about 2 hours), explore the town on foot, and enjoy a night walk along the Chishui River.
住宿：茅台古鎮
第 3 天 · River Valley Road to Tucheng
Drive along the Chishui River Valley Road to Tucheng, covering about 110 km in approximately 2.5 hours, and explore the ancient town on foot.
住宿：土城古鎮
第 4 天 · Foguangyan & Bing'an Ancient Town
赤水（佛光巖、赤水桫欏國家級自然保護區（金沙溝）、丙安古鎮）
Drive from Tucheng to Foguangyan (about half an hour), continue to Bing'an in the afternoon (about 1 hour), and reach Chishui city center by evening.
住宿：赤水市區
第 5 天 · Chishui Great Waterfall & Datong
Drive from the city center to the Great Waterfall (about 1 hour), transfer to Yanziyan in the afternoon, and reach Datong Ancient Town by evening (about half an hour).
住宿：大同古鎮
第 6 天 · Hongshiyegu & Return to Zunyi
Explore Hongshiyegu for about 2 hours in the morning, and take the highway back to Zunyi in the afternoon, covering about 270 km in approximately 3.5 hours.