贵阳

GuiyangTravel Budget Guide

Tier 2·IATA: KWE

When to visit

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Super-peak (national holiday)PeakShoulderOff-season
Holiday surges
  • extremeSpring Festival· Lunar Jan 1–7 (late Jan / mid-Feb)
  • highQingming (Tomb-Sweeping)· Apr 4–6
  • extremeLabor Day· May 1–5
  • highDragon Boat Festival· Lunar May 5 (~Jun)
  • highMid-Autumn Festival· Lunar Aug 15 (~Sep/Oct)
  • extremeNational Day Golden Week· Oct 1–7
Taxi flag-drop:¥10starting fare

Attractions

Qingyan Ancient Town青岩古镇5AHeritage Site$1.48 (CN¥10)
Tianhetan Resort (Guiyang)天河潭旅游度假区4A$10.94 (CN¥74)
Qianling Park (Guiyang)黔灵山公园4A$0.74 (CN¥5)
Nanjiang Grand Canyon南江大峡谷4A$11.53 (CN¥78)
Colorful Guizhou City多彩贵州城4AHeritage Site$0.00 (CN¥0)
Guizhou Forest Wildlife Park贵州森林野生动物园4A$17.74 (CN¥120)
Wanxiang Hot Springs万象温泉4A$14.63 (CN¥99)
Huaxi Yelang Valley花溪夜郎谷—$2.96 (CN¥20)
Jiaxiu Tower甲秀楼—$0.59 (CN¥4)
Guizhou Provincial Museum贵州省博物馆—Heritage Site$0.00 (CN¥0)
Colorful Guizhou Wind Show《多彩贵州风》演出—$29.26 (CN¥198)
Guizhou Long March Cultural Digital Art Museum (The Red Ribbon)贵州长征文化数字艺术馆(红飘带)—$30.74 (CN¥208)
Colorful Guizhou Town Polar Ocean World多彩贵州城极地海洋世界—$25.87 (CN¥175)
Taoyuan River Magic Rafting桃源河魔幻漂流—$33.99 (CN¥230)
Hou'er Sinkhole Extreme Adventure Park猴耳天坑·极限酷玩公园—$4.14 (CN¥28)
Guanshan Lake Park观山湖公园—$0.00 (CN¥0)
Huaxi Gaopo Yunding Flower Sea花溪高坡云顶花海—$4.29 (CN¥29)
Guizhou Provincial Geological Museum贵州省地质博物馆—$0.00 (CN¥0)
Penshuichi喷水池—$0.00 (CN¥0)
Guiyang Karst Park贵阳喀斯特公园—$0.00 (CN¥0)

Hotels

Budget

$14.48 (CN¥98)
/night

Standard

$19.81 (CN¥134)
/night

Comfort

$35.18 (CN¥238)
/night

Tiers are grouped by hotel star rating — Budget ≈ 2★, Standard ≈ 3★, Comfort ≈ 4★ and up. Figures are citywide average nightly rates, so an individual hotel may sit above or below its tier.

Food

Budget meal

$3.70 (CN¥25)
/meal

Mid-range

$10.05 (CN¥68)
/meal

High-end

$37.25 (CN¥252)
/meal
Must try:
  • Vegetable spring-roll wraps
    丝娃娃 · Sīwáwa
  • Pork intestine and blood noodles
    肠旺面 · Chángwàng miàn
  • Sour soup fish
    酸汤鱼 · Suāntāng yú
  • Chili fried chicken
    辣子鸡 · Làzǐ jī
  • Fried tofu balls
    豆腐圆子 · Dòufu yuánzi
  • Chicken with meat patty hotpot
    肉饼鸡 · Ròubǐng jī
  • Rice tofu jelly
    米豆腐 · Mǐ dòufu
  • Fish mint herb
    折耳根 · Zhé'ěrgēn
Styles:Street snacks · Fast food · Guizhou · Hotpot

Culture & Heritage

Time-Honored Brands (3)

MOFCOM-certified · cultural background, not a business endorsement
TongjitangBatch 1
Est. 1888
A century-old traditional Chinese medicine brand founded in Guiyang in the late Qing, known for prepared herbal slices and classical formulas, registered as a China Time-Honored Brand.
Huamei Medicated PlasterBatch 1
A traditional topical medicine brand made by Guiyang's Huamei Pharmaceutical, whose medicated plaster has been a Guizhou household staple for decades.
Guiyang Preserved Chili Brand (Lao Jiang Yuan)Batch 1
A traditional Guiyang preserved-chili and condiment brand celebrated for fermented chili paste and pickled peppers distinctive to Guizhou cuisine.

Famous Snacks (6)

Silk Baby Wrap (Siwawa)Famous Snacks
Guiyang's most iconic street snack: paper-thin rice crepes wrapped around a dozen chilled fillings and dipped entirely in a sour-spicy broth.
Love Tofu (Lianai Doufuguo)Famous Snacks
A classic Guiyang charcoal-grilled tofu snack: golden and crisp outside, slit open and filled with a houttuynia sauce—named 'Love Tofu' for its romantic origin story.
Huaxi Beef Rice NoodlesFamous Snacks
Guiyang's most beloved rice noodle dish: rich bone broth with braised beef topping, originating in Huaxi District on the city's southern edge.
Sour Soup FishFamous Snacks
A celebrated Miao heritage dish of fresh fish simmered in naturally fermented sour broth—vivid red, tangy, spicy and savory—now a signature of Guiyang's restaurants.
Changwang NoodlesFamous Snacks
A Guiyang noodle soup featuring pork intestines, congealed blood and crispy lard cracklings in a vivid spicy-red broth—the soul of the city's breakfast culture.
Houttuynia Cold Salad (Zheergen)Famous Snacks
A must-have cold dish on every Guiyang table: crisp houttuynia rhizomes in a sour-spicy dressing, with a pungent herbal aroma that threads through nearly every Guiyang snack.

Intangible Cultural Heritage (5)

Guizhou Huadeng Lantern OperaNational ICH · Batch 1
Guizhou's most representative Han folk opera, evolved from lantern song-dance traditions, inscribed in the first national ICH list in 2006.
Miao Silver Ornament ForgingNational ICH · Batch 1
The Miao tradition of hand-forging silver ornaments, inscribed in 2006 in the first national ICH list with bearer communities across Guizhou.
Miao Batik CraftNational ICH · Batch 1
The Miao tradition of drawing wax-resist patterns on cloth before indigo dyeing, inscribed in 2006 in the first national ICH list.
Miao Lusheng Reed-Pipe MusicNational ICH · Batch 1
The most representative Miao instrumental tradition, with lusheng reed-pipe music at festivals, weddings and ceremonies, inscribed in the first national ICH list in 2006.
Buyi Eight-Tone Seated SingingNational ICH · Batch 1
A Buyi folk musical form using eight instruments played and sung together, inscribed in the first national ICH list in 2006, widespread across Buyi communities in Guizhou.
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