Top 10 tourist attractions in Guizhou province

Attraction 2

Bailidujuan, A Hundred Miles of Azaleas

Address: Dahuang village, Pudi township, Bailidujuan administrative zone, Bijie city, Guizhou province
Opening Hours: 8:30 am-6:30 pm
Ticket Price: 50 yuan ($6.90)/person

Bailidujuan Scenic Area is a demonstration area for ecological tourism and a national forest park featured with numerous azaleas.

The forest park lies in the heart of Wumengshan Mountain in northwestern Guizhou at the intersection of Dafang county and Qianxi county in Bijie city and covers over 600 square kilometers. It has the largest natural azalea belt in the world, with over 60 varieties of the plant. A 1,200-year-old rhododendron delavayi grows on Baimashan Mountain, with a trunk diameter of 242 centimeters.

The nickname "flower mountain and coal sea" came from the great volumes of azaleas and the 800 million metric tons of high-quality anthracite found in the area. In addition, the forest park is also home to a multitude of old trees and thick grass.

The area is home to over 10 ethnic groups, including the Yi, Miao, Bai, Man and Bouyei peoples, whose populations account for 71 percent of the 110,000 residents. Since 2015, Bailidujuan Scenic Spot has launched helicopter service and a hot-air balloon project to enable tourists to enjoy the beauty of the "flower sea" from the above.