Brief information on Qingyan Old Town  

Located in the southern suburbs of Guiyang City, about 29 km away from the downtown, Qingyan Old Town is among the Four Great Old Towns in Guizhou, which attracts many tourists home and abroad for its tranquility, primitive simplicity and traditional feel.

The old town was built on mountains with various Chinese traditional temples about six hundred years ago during the Ming Dynasty. The whole town was made of stone bricks; hence its name “Qingyan Old Town” since the “Qingyan” means big rocks in Chinese. This makes the old town redolent of Ancient Chinese flavour with exquisite engravings, rock carvings and stone lanes. The seemingly interminable stone lane feels like a tunnel that seems to transcend time and space. When you are tired of walking, there will be chairs for relaxation and tea made by the locals.

What is more special about Qingyan Old Town is the fact that four different religions existed together. These consist of Buddism, Taoism, Catholicism and Christianism. There are many temples and churches scattered in the old town, where many prayers and followers can be found chanting and praying. You will feel a sense of integration when walking along the stone road, hearing the prayers and experiencing the serenity.

*You can download the bilingual note to show it to a taxi driver or someone else to find your way to Qingyan Old Town if you plan to visit Qingyan Old Town and have language problems.