Overview
Zunyi, the capital city in north Guizhou, is a place rich in history and natural beauty, offering a diverse range of tourist attractions.
Zunyi is a sizeable riverside city in northern Guizhou that is little visited by foreign tourists. It is 200kms north of Guiyang on the Nanning-Chongqing Expressway and has plenty of history.
Although there's an airport, Guiyang, the provincial capital to the south, is the main gateway, with flights from Beijing and Shanghai. Zunyi is also on the busy Guiyang-Chongqing rail line.
Historical and Cultural Attractions
Site of the Zunyi Meeting: This is a two-storey wood and brick building of combined Chinese and Western architectural styles, located on Hongqi Road in the old section of Zunyi. In January 1935, the Red Army held a crucial conference here during the Long March. It is now a major cultural relic site under state protection and houses the Zunyi Conference Memorial Museum.
