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-- Introduction
-- Attractions:
-- Huangguoshu Scenic Spot
-- The Dragon's Palace Scenic Spot
Guiyang Hotels

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 9 00 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: 15C annually
Rainfall: annual average precipitation 900 ~1,500mm, 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 Lak, the Nanjianghe River, the Machahe River

Local Highlights: the wax printing, the embroider, the cross-stich work, Guiyang Changwang Noodle, the Nuoxi and Dixi drama - alive fossil of the drama in an embryonic form

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