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Part of the China Danxia World Heritage Site. It takes about three and half hours to get to Chishui (a county-level city under Zunyi's administration), so it's probably best to stay overnight.
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娄山关战斗遗址
Loushan Pass was the site of the first major victory of the Red Army over the pursuing KMT forces during the Chishui River campaign. The site high in the Da Lou Shan mountain range can be visited as a day trip or overnight visit from Zunyi. Mao Zedong immortalized the battle in a poem by the same name which has been learned by generations of young Chinese.
金鼎山
About 20 minutes northwest of Zunyi, Jinding Mountain is a pleasant pilgrimage site for Zunyi residents. One can visit the mountain and return the same day although the majority of visitor spend the night in the village below the summit. Pilgrims rise early to try to catch the sunrise from the summit. There is basic accommodation available (dorm style rooms year-round or tents in the summer) for ¥10-15 per person. In the summer the village hosts local entrepreneurs selling various street fare. The scenery on the mountain is lovely and the temples themselves are interesting if a bit run-down. Donations from the faithful have restored some of the temples. Aside from taking bus no. 31, you can also get to Jindingshan by simply recruiting a minivan at the Gaoqiao Bus Station. Taxis, minivans, buses and even locals on their way to market can be recruited for the ride back to town.
遵义汇川国际温泉旅游城
A popular hot springs resort in the city's north.
遵义市博物馆, Zunyi City Museum
A comprehensive museum about the history and culture of Zunyi.
凤凰山国家森林公园
Zunyi is shaped roughly like a doughnut with Fenghuang Mountain at the center. The park includes Fenghuang Square (a cultural event venue and evening gathering place), multiple tea gardens, hiking trails, temples, and the tomb of the Red Army Martyrs. The area along Fenghuang Lu and around the Red Army Martyrs’ Tomb can be crowded. Other parts of the park have walking trails and viewpoints overlooking the city. General admission is free.
遵义会议会址
This former merchant's home served as the site for the Politburo meetings in January 1935. The leaders of the People's Republic from 1949 to 1997 attended this meeting including Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai and Deng Xiaoping. Tense confrontations between supporters of the Soviet and Maoist revolutionary lines ensued. In the end, the Maoist side won out and it was decided that the CCP should continue its flight across China (the Long March) and encourage rural revolt.