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The person who turns up

Whatever we arrange for you, a person turns up at the end of it. This page is about who that is, and what we hold ourselves to.

Our standard

The standard, whoever turns up

Local

From here, not flown in

Grew up among these peaks — knows which village grandmother cooks the best smoked pork, where the light falls at 5 pm, and what the rice is doing this week.

English that works

Real conversation

Not a memorised script — able to explain the karst, translate the conversation round a farmhouse table, and argue about your football team on the way back.

Small groups

1–6 people, always

No flags, no megaphones, no waiting for stragglers at a coach. Whatever we arrange is for your party only, and the day flexes around you.

The team

Right now, it's a very small operation

We'd rather be straight with you than pad this page: we are new, and at the moment you will most likely be shown around by the person who started this. Not a rota of guides, not a subcontractor — the same someone who wrote these pages.

That has an obvious limit, which is how many days a week exist. It also has an advantage, which is that nobody has more reason to make sure your day goes well.

Beyond travel

Interpreter & local assistance

Visiting Xingyi for business, a factory or supplier visit, a medical appointment, or anything beyond sightseeing? We also interpret and act as a local fixer — meetings, paperwork, phone calls, getting things done. Tell us what you need and when, and we'll quote you a day or half-day rate.

Ask about interpreting: hello@visitxingyi.com

Join us · 加入我们

Are you a local English-speaking guide?

We would like to build the first English-language guiding and interpreting bench in Xingyi, and we would love to meet you. Freelance, paid per job, and guests who are genuinely glad to be here. We are honest about the stage: the work is occasional at the moment, and we are working out the training and the route notes as we go rather than handing you a finished manual.

如果你是兴义本地人、英语能日常交流、熟悉万峰林周边,欢迎加入我们——自由职业、按单计酬。目前活不多,培训和带团流程我们也还在边做边整理,不夸大。填个 3 分钟的报名表,我们会约你聊聊。

填写报名表 / Apply online →

Overseas applicants may also email hello@visitxingyi.com.

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