 A silver adorned Miao maiden welcomes visitors to Shidong. (Right) The mighty Huangguoshu Waterfalls are the biggest in China. (Far Right) Making paper by hand is a cottage industry in tiny Shiqaiao. |
  Bordering the better known Yunnan - a much visited province north of the ‘Golden Triangle’ countries of Myanmar, Laos and Thailand – and tucked away in the mountainous hinterlands of south western China, unpolluted and relatively sparsely populated Guizhou is untrammelled by international tourism.
The isolated but still accessable province doesn’t make it onto many tourist itineraries because it doesn’t boast of a great wall that snakes its way through the Chinese countryside or a massive square in front of a once forbidden city.
The appeals of Guizhou, therefore, are somewhat more subtle though this inland mountain province located on the elevated Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau has a pleasant subtropical climate, unique natural settings and, perhaps most interesting of all, a diverse and vibrant ethnic minority population that live in small remote communities.
An illustrated feature on Guizhou Province can be written on assignment from 1000 to 2000 words, depending upon editorial requirements. A short sidebar or a dedicated feature can also be written on the cultural attractions of neighbouring Yunnan Province.
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