Qingyan Ancient Town is visited not only for its antiquity but also because of its ethnic groups, who formed a unique culture over centuries.

These societies, including the Miao, Dong and Bouyei, have lived in Qingyan for centuries, creating a unique cultural fusion - one that has, with tourism, come to include haunted houses, archery ranges and palm readers.

Cobblestone streets of the town of 20,000 are lined with shops selling traditional ethnic snacks, liquor brewed in clay urns and Miao silver.