Guiyang Overview
Location: situated at the east of Yungui Plateau (Guizhou Plateau) of China; in the central part of Guizhou Province, the north bank of the Nanming River - a branch of Wujiang River
Neighboring Areas: Yunnan, Sichuan, Hunan Provinces and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Physical Features: high terrain with the average altitude more than 900 to 1000 meters; slopes down from center to the east, north and south; dotted with basins and lakes of different size; with many places of Karst features; located in the mountain area of low altitude, the terrain changes with wide gap from east to west
Population: 3.06 million
Area: 8,038 sq km
Nationalities: Han, Miao, Buyi, Dong, Yi, Shi, Hui, Gelao, Zhuang, Yao and Tujia
History: being called 'Zhu' for short; a city with a long history; used to be the place where the Yelang ancient nationality gathered
Climatic Features: subtropical monsoon climate; four seasons not so clearly demarcated; without cold winter and hot summer; temperate and humid; with frost-free period of above 270 days; great climatic difference in the vertical direction; springs with more hailstones; rainy autumns
Average Temperature: 15oC annually
Rainfall: annual average precipitation 900~1,500 mm, concentrated in summer; average humidity 86 percent
Mountains: Mt. Qianling, Mt. Miaoling, Mt. Baihua, Mt. Hulu, Mt. Jinding, Mt. Luoshi, Mt. Pianzi, Mt. Wufen, Mt. Yungui
Rivers: the Huaxi Brook, the Nanming River, Maotiao River, Lianjiang River, Dushui River, the Qiangling Lake, the Hongfenghu Lake, the Dongfenghu Lake, the Nanjianghe River, the Machahe River
Local Highlights: the wax printing, the embroider, the cross-stitch work, Guiyang Changwang Noodle, the Nuoxi and Dixi drama - alive fossil of the drama in an embryonic form
