Liuzhou | Chengyang Eight Villages

Chengyang Eight Villages is composed of eight natural villages: Ma'an, Pingzhai, Yanzhai, Pingtan, Dongzhai, Dazhai, Pingpu, and Jichang. Tens of thousands of Dong people have lived here for generations, creating a rich and splendid Dong culture. It is not only home to unique Dong architecture and rich ethnic customs, but also beautiful natural scenery, and is known as the "Living Museum of Dong Culture." 📍Location: Chengyang Eight Villages, Liuzhou. ㅤ 🏞️Attractions: 5A-level scenic area, the large scenic area includes more than 8 villages, but the actual core area only has 3 villages: Pingzhai, Yanzhai, and Ma'an Village. 🕒Opening hours: Open all day, but shops start to close at 9 pm. 🎫Tickets: CNY 90, including admission and sightseeing bus. 🚗Transportation: Drive to "Chengyang Eight Villages" using navigation. From Sanjiang South Railway Station, you can carpool for CNY 30 per person, which takes about an hour. 🏠Accommodation: Highly recommend staying in Yanzhai, which is in the middle and convenient to go to Ma'an Village and Pingzhai, and the scenery is also better. ✅Things to do: Visit the villages, see the wind and rain bridge and drum tower. Enjoy a long table banquet and watch a song and dance show, climb the mountain to see the panoramic view. The mountain climbing location is "Ma'an Village Gate", follow the instructions all the way up to the mountain "Lainu Pavilion". ✅Photo spots: Yongji Bridge, Helong Bridge, Lainu Pavilion, Ma'an Drum Tower, Yanzhai Drum Tower, Pingzhai Single Pillar Drum Tower. ✅Food: No recommendations, stayed for two days and tried a few places, the taste was average... ✅TIPS: If you carpool, ask the driver to drive into the scenic area so you don't have to buy a ticket, provided you give the driver a pack of cigarettes and the driver is a local! ✅Experience: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It is also commercialized here, but the atmosphere is not strong, and there are not many tourists, which sounds a bit contradictory. There are no bars or quiet bars, I heard that the relevant departments do not allow them to be set up to maintain the original ecology. Due to the small number of tourists, shops close early, and the streets are very quiet after 10 pm. The scenery is good, the photos are beautiful, and the ancient style is suitable for people who like ethnic style and ancient villages.