Atlas of China
24-Switchback Road 二十四道拐Èrshísì Dàoguǎi
4A scenic area · National heritage site · Qianxinan, Guizhou
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Qianxinan
- Region
- Guizhou
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area, National heritage site
About 24-Switchback Road
A winding mountain road built in 1936 on the old Guizhou–Yunnan highway, climbing about 250 m in 24 hairpin bends over four kilometres. It became a symbol of US support for China in the Second World War after American army engineers reworked it in 1943, is part of what is called the Stilwell Road, and is a national-level protected monument; English-language sources also call it the 24-zig or the 24-bend road. The scenic area around it also has a viewing platform and exhibition hall, built in 2016 and run separately from the road itself.
How to get to 24-Switchback Road
On the south-western edge of Qinglong county town, which is reached by road from Anshun or Xingyi; private cars may not drive onto the old road itself, so visitors walk it or use the shuttle.
Nearby
- Huangguoshu Waterfall 黄果树瀑布 50 km
A thundering curtain of water you can walk behind through a cave in the cliff
Also within 20 km: Amei Qituo Town 阿妹戚托小镇 (under 10 km), Pu'an Tea Culture Scenic Area 普安茶文化生态旅游景区 (20 km).
On the map
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