# Basha Miao Village (岜沙苗寨)

Southeast Guizhou, Guizhou Province · Southwest, China · Guidebook rating: 4/5
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## Key facts

- **Admission:** ¥60 (entrance ticket + sightseeing bus)
- **Opening hours:** 2026.11.01-2027.04.30 08:30-17:30
- **Time needed:** 3 hours
- **Address:** On the hillside facing the Dourong River side, Congjiang County
- **Getting there:** From Congjiang, only the buses to Jiabang and Pingzheng reach Basha, and they stop there en route. However, each of these runs just once a day, so a taxi is best, costing about ¥30. You can also share a minivan for ¥8 per person; the journey takes about 25 minutes.
- **Good for:** Photography, Ethnic Culture, Nature

## About Basha Miao Village

Basha Miao Village is built into the mountainside. Its houses are all ancient stilted dwellings with roofs covered in fir bark, surrounded by dense forest in an elegant setting. Due to its remote location, it still preserves an ancient and primitive way of life.
What makes Basha truly distinctive is the hairstyle of its Miao men. Basha men take great pride in their topknot, the most important marker of male dress: they shave most of the hair around the head, leaving only a central portion that is coiled into a bun, which they wear for life. It is said that this hairstyle dates back to the era of Chiyou, and it is the oldest male hairstyle still seen in China today. They wear hand-woven, hand-dyed blue cloth jackets and trousers, which evoke the warriors of ancient times.
The Basha people worship the sun god. At every gathering, they play the lusheng (reed pipe) and dance: men and women line up facing the direction of the rising sun, step back seven paces, and only then begin to play. Gatherings take place at the Lusheng Hall, the sacred ground of Basha, where all major village ceremonies are held.

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 504. Prices, hours and transport details are as printed in the August 2024 edition and may have changed. Always confirm with the venue before you travel.
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