Hey, friends, I love this small city of Guizhou very much, the Tongren City.

Tongren, known as the "gateway to eastern Guizhou", is situated in the junction of Guizhou Province and Hunan Province.

Tongren is 390 km away from Guiyang, the provincial capital of Guizhou Province. It takes about 5 hours by car from Tongren to Guiyang.

Because of migration to the cities, the urban area of Tongren has been expanded to 24,000 square kilometers and the total constructed urban area is about 23 square kilometers, with an urban Greening Ratio of 51%.

The total population of Tongren City is 3,300,000. In addition, the area code for Tongren is 0856, and the postal code is 554300.

Tongren is located in the southeast edge of Fanjing Mountain, which is the main peak of the Wuling Mountains. Here, wonderful scenes of mountains, caves and hot springs are set together.

Tongren is also a multi-ethnic region containing many minority groups, with Miao, Tujia, Dong, Gelo, Man and others inhabiting here.

Each year during the Spring Festival, many colorful folk dance performances can be seen in this area, such as Lantern, Tea Lights, and Dragon Light, as well as Playing Money Shot and Stilt.

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Tongren lies in the northeast part of Guizhou Province, neighboring Chongqing Municipality to the north and Hunan Province to the east. It is a vital nexus between Central China and the southwest frontier, and accordingly is known as the 'Gateway of the Guizhou Eastern Area'. Legend has it that during the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) a man found three bronze figures underwater, hence the name Tongren (bronze figure). Yongren is widely known for Fanjing Mountain, one of five famous Buddhist mountains in China.

The mountain has been functioned as the place where the Buddhist rites are performed since ancient China, along with Huguo Temple and Chengen Temple. What is more magic is that people can see the huge halo of seven colors on the clouds opposite to the sun before 9 a.m. and after 4 pm. Visitors can also watch the Nuo Drama, called the "living fossil" in drama. It is a kind of religious sacrificial drama with masks.

There are well-known tourist destinations in Tongren Region including: the Nine-dragon Cave Scenic Spot (famous for Karst caves), Fanjing Mountain National Nature Reserve, and the beautiful Jinjiang River. There are also many well-known cultural destinations including: Dongshan Temple, China Nuo Opera and Nuo Mask Museum.

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Weather
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Tongren is located in the slope transition zone of Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau between the hilly area of western Hunan Province and the Sichuan Basin area. The rainfall is abundant in Tongren, and the annual average temperature here is 13 °C to 17.5 °C. Because of its location at a low latitude, Tongren is the hottest area in Guizhou Province, with the highest temperature in summer reaching up to 42.5 °C , much higher than other cities in Guizhou Province.

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Local Food
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The local dishes of Tongren are often a little salty, but not very spicy, and the snacks here are all quite cheap. Generally, they only cost one or two yuan. Moreover, there are local food stalls which serve a dish similar to hot pot, and which tastes equally good. If you stop over at the foot of Fanjing Mountain, you can stay at the farmhouse, where you can taste the farm fresh chicken as well as various kinds of fresh vegetables.

Night markets can be seen in many streets, especially around Xiao Shi Zi, No. 5 Primary School of Tongren City. About seven or eight o'clock at night, the street will be bustling with activity, and some stores will stay open all through the night. The market food is not expensive, and you will spend at most 10 yuan to taste a variety of snacks and end with a satisfied stomach.

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Air
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Each day, there are a number of flights heading for Tongren Daxing Airport from cities like Guiyang, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and many other places. Daxing Airport is situated in Daxing Town, Songtao County, Tongren Prefecture. It takes no more than half an hour to go to Tongren city from Daxing Airport by bus. With the arrival of each flight, there will be airport buses to send travelers to the Tongren city area. You are only required to tell the bus driver your specific stop when you want to get off the bus.

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Google Map: https://goo.gl/maps/EEJ4N7szmSKHwvvz9
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0:00 Intro
1:23 Walking Along the River
16:34 Walking in the old city
39:39 Walking into the Central South shopping street
59:29 Starry Sky Exhibition Hall
1:04:34 keep exploring the night market
1:20:00 special moments
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