When it comes to the southwest of China, the old towns of Dali, Lijiang and Yangshuo attract the most visitors.

But Zhenyuan, a 2,000-year-old river town in under-appreciated Guizhou province, offers adventurous travelers the chance to see something a little different.

It is featured in few travel guides, which is a surprise。

The old streets of Zhenyuan are not as commercialized as the towns mentioned above.

What makes it really stand out is the way it gives the visitor a taste of other great qualities of China, all within a short ride or hike outside town.

The Wuyang River cuts through Zhenyuan and hills and mountains tower over the town. At the northwest edge of the town is the entrance to the southernmost section of the Great Wall.

Many Chinese themselves don’t know that there’s a southern section of the Great Wall so close by.

Zhenyuan’s section of the Great Wall may not be connected to the ones known and loved just outside of Beijing, but it is part of a 300-kilometer wall that extends east into Hunan province that protected the Ming Dynasty from the local Miao ethnic tribes more than 500 years ago.

The views over the town are spectacular. During spring and summer the surrounding terraced rice fields outside Zhenyuan are the stuff of landscape photographers' dreams.

    Please follow my camera to the famous national preserved Sanjiang  ChengYang Shelter bridge was built in 1912, 64.4 meters' long,3.4meters'wide,10.6meters' high. The whole bridge only uses wood as key material and stones as the  foundation. The amazing things are: 1, There aren't any nails in the whole bridge construction. 2, The bridge has not much changing ,it still keeps very well till now !     

        The  local Dong minority people going in and out the village from the bridge only, there are 8 tribes inside. It's so important way for villagers.       

        Classical pictures are not finished yet, please follow my camera again to China largest Dong minority's village Zhao xing. There are 1,100families  6,000 villagers here, most of them are Dong minorit people. Here is the folk song village, dum buildings,wood houses.....attract lots of tourists to come.....

           The famous national preserve Sanjiang  ChengYang Shelter bridge locates in Liuzhou,99 klms' away from Guilin. Driving by van to there for 2hours .

        You would have the chance to go to the Zhao xing Dong minority's village if you like. To go there by driving another 2 hours.