Guizhou 贵州
Fengyu Qiao (Wind and Rain Bridge) By drift would. Sourced via Flickr under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License.
Gùizhōu (贵州) is a landlocked province in south west China. This is a remote and ethnically diverse region of China with 38% of the population belonging to a non Han ethnic minority group. The largest of these ethnic groups are the Miao (12%), the Buyi (8%), the dong (5%) and Tujia (4%). There are also notable numbers of Yi, Gelao and Shui people. Thus 55% of the province is made up of minority controlled Autonomous Prefectures, Districts and Counties. The area historically had poor communications links with the east of China, making this area more remote and prone to rebellion. Today the areas mountainous landscape maintains some of the remoteness of the province. Away from major tourist centres, this province maintains much of the charm and character of old China.
Guizhou adjoins Sichuan Province and Chongqing Municipality to the north, Yunnan Province to the west, Guangxi Province to the south and Hunan Province to the east. The province lags behind the east of China in terms of economic development. The per-capita GDP of the province is among the lowest in China.
Tourist Attractions
Gùizhōu (贵州)
Below is a list of tourist attractions in Guizhou:
Huangguoshu Falls Scenic Area in Anshun City (安顺市黄果树大瀑布景区; Huángguǒshù pùbù): Guanling, Anshun, Guizhou, China. About 45km south west of Anshun City. A massive waterfall some 77.8 metres high and 101 metres wide set among forest covered mountains and caves. This tourist attraction is rates as AAAAA on China's national tourism scale.
Dragon Palace Scenic Area (安顺市龙宫景区; Anshun City Lóng Gōng Scenic Area): Longgong town, Xixiu, Anshun, Guizhou, China. About 25km south of Anshun city by road. A large cave system filled with water. Tourists can travel in small boats, deep under the ground. This tourist attraction is rates as AAAAA on China's national tourism scale. The site is open from 8am to 6pm daily. Entry to the caves cost 50 yuan.
Hongfeng Lake (红枫湖; Hóngfēng hú): Qingzhen, Guiyang, Guizhou, China. Just 2 or 3 km from Guiyang city centre. The largest artificial lake in Guizhou province, containing many scenes as well as ethnic minority architecture. This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale. The park is open form 8am to 8pm every day. During peak season, entry is 40 yuan. Off peak price is 30 yuan. An additional 5 yuan is required to visit the drum tower.
Qianling Park (黔灵公园; qián líng gōngyuán): This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.
Scenic site of the Zunyi Meeting (遵义会议会址景区; Zūnyì huìyì huì zhǐ jǐngqū): This tourist attraction is rates as AAAA on China's national tourism scale.
Xifeng Concentration Camp Revolutionary History Memorial Hall (息烽集中营革命历史纪念馆; Xífēng jí zhōng yíng gé mìng lì shĭ jì niàn guăn): This tourist attraction is rates as AAA on China's national tourism scale.
Guiyang Baiyun Park (贵阳白云公园; Guìyáng bái yún gōng yuán): This tourist attraction is rates as AAA on China's national tourism scale.
Zunyi Loushanguan (遵义娄山关; Zūnyì lǚ shān guān): This tourist attraction is rates as AAA on China's national tourism scale.
Xishui Chinese Danxia Valley Tourist Resort (习水中国丹霞谷旅游度假区; Xíshuĭ zhōng guó dān xiá gŭ lǚ yóu dù jiă qū): This tourist attraction is rates as AAA on China's national tourism scale.
Zunyi Liquidambar Hot Springs (遵义枫香温泉; Zūnyì fēng xiāng wēn quán): This tourist attraction is rates as AAA on China's national tourism scale.
Guiyang Forest Park (贵阳森林公园; Guìyáng sēn lín gōng yuán): This tourist attraction is rates as AAA on China's national tourism scale.
Guiyang Riverfront Park (贵阳滨河公园; Guìyáng bīn hé gōng yuán): This tourist attraction is rates as AAA on China's national tourism scale.
Qiannan Duyun Xishan Park (黔南州都匀西山公园; qián nán zhōu dōu yún xī shān gōng yuán): This tourist attraction is rates as AA on China's national tourism scale.
Qiannan Higashiyama Park (黔南州东山公园; qián nán zhōu dōng shān gōng yuán): This tourist attraction is rates as AA on China's national tourism scale.
Qianxinan scent garden tourist areas in Guizhou (黔西南州贵州奇香园旅游区; qián xī nán zhōu guì zhōu qí xiāng yuán lǚ yóu qū): This tourist attraction is rates as AA on China's national tourism scale.
Zunyi Wujiangdu Tourist Area (遵义"乌江渡旅游区"; Zūnyì Wūjiāngdù lǚ yóu qū): This tourist attraction is rates as AA on China's national tourism scale.
Suiyang Bo Ya Yuan Exhibition Hall (绥阳博雅苑陈列馆; Suīyáng bó yă yuàn chén liè guăn): This tourist attraction is rates as AA on China's national tourism scale.
Zunyi Park (遵义公园; Zūnyì gōng yuán): This tourist attraction is rates as AA on China's national tourism scale.
Renhuai Yanjin River Holiday Resort (仁怀盐津河旅游度假区; Rénhuái yán jīn hé lǚ yóu dù jiă qū): This tourist attraction is rates as AA on China's national tourism scale.
Suiyang Longqiao eco-tourism area (绥阳龙桥生态旅游区; Suīyáng lóng qiáo shēng tài lǚ yóu qū): This tourist attraction is rates as AA on China's national tourism scale.
History
Guizhou was under Chinese control during the Han Dynasty and well known by the Chinese for thousands of years but it was not until the Ming dynasty that it came under heavy Chinese settlement and domination during which it was made a province. This prompted mass migration from Sichuan, Hunan and its surrounding provinces into Guizhou.
Countless rebellions by its native Miao people occurred throughout the Qing dynasty. It was said in the Qing dynasty that every thirty years there would be minor revolts, while every sixty years there would be major rebellions. All the revolts would be violently suppressed by the government.
People and Culture
Guizhou is one of the provinces that contains the most minority groups. The minority groups account for more than 37% of the total population and they include Yao, Miao (including Gha-Mu and A-Hmao), Yi, Qiang, Dong, Zhuang, Buyi, Bai, Tujia, Gelao and Shui. 55.5% of the province area is designated as autonomous regions for them. Guizhou is the province with highest TFR in China with 2.19. (Urban-1.31, Rural-2.42)
Culture
Guizhou is the home of the Moutai Distillery, distillers of Maotai liquor, China's most famous alcoholic beverage. The Chinese name of the distillery is Zhongguo Guizhou Maotai Jiuchang (simplified: 中国贵州茅台酒厂).
The province has many covered bridges, called Wind and Rain Bridges. These were built by the Dong minority people.
The southeastern corner of the province is known for its unique Dong minority culture. Towns such as Rongjiang, Liping, Diping and Zhaoxing are scattered amongst the hills along the border with Guangxi.
The rich population of minorities in Guizhou allow for a great many ethnic festivals throughout the lunar calendar. During the first lunar month (usually February), the early festival in Kaili (east of Guiyang) celebrates local culture with acts of bullfighting, horse racing, pipe playing, and comedy works.
Industry
Guizhou is a relatively poor and undeveloped province. It also has a small economy compared to the coastal provinces. Its nominal GDP for 2008 was 333.34 billion yuan (48 billion USD). Its per capita GDP of 8,824 RMB (1,270 USD) ranks last in all of the PRC.
Its natural industry includes timber and forestry. Other important industries in the province include energy (electricity generation) and mining, especially in coal, limestone, arsenic, gypsum, and oil shale. Guizhou's total output of coal was 118 million tons in 2008, a 7% growth from the previous year.
Geography
Guizhou is made up of 9 prefecture-level divisions, 88 county-level divisions, and 1543 township-level divisions. The nine prefecture-level divisions are:
| # | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bijie | 毕节地区 | Bìjíe Dìqū | Prefecture |
| 2 | Zunyi | 遵义市 | Zūnyì Shì | Prefecture-level city |
| 3 | Tongren | 铜仁地区 | Tóngrén Dìqū | Prefecture |
| 4 | Liupanshui | 六盘水市 | Liùpánshuǐ Shì | Prefecture-level city |
| 5 | Anshun | 安顺市 | Ānshùn Shì | Prefecture-level city |
| 6 | Guiyang | 贵阳市 | Guìyáng Shì | Prefecture-level city |
| 7 | Qianxinan (Buyei & Miao) | 黔西南布依族苗族自治州 |
Qiánxī'nán Bùyīzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu |
Autonomous prefecture |
| 8 | Qiannan (Buyei & Miao) | 黔南布依族苗族自治州 |
Qiánnán Bùyīzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu |
Autonomous prefecture |
| 9 | Qiandongnan (Miao & Dong) | 黔东南苗族侗族自治州 |
Qiándōngnán Miáozú Dòngzú Zìzhìzhōu |
Autonomous prefecture |
News About Guizhou
Moutai's status provides a headache
By Qiu Bo (China Daily) MAOTAI, Guizhou - Kweichow Moutai Distillery Co, which makes baijiu, China's most famous white spirit, is a little miffed about its status as a luxury brand. Or perhaps the company is upset that its Moutai brand isn't as beloved ... »China Daily
Chongqing to launch two foreign trade routes
Container transport will be authorized for the Yunkunmianyue international railway, which begins in Chongqing and runs through the provinces of Guizhou and Yunnan and the countries of Myanmar and Vietnam before ending at the Indian Ocean, according to ... »
Girl rewarded for saving boy from icy river
By He Dan and Su Jiangyuan (chinadaily.com.cn) GUIYANG – The local government plans to reward a teenage girl, who saved an 11-year-old boy from drowning in a river in Southwest China's Guizhou province's capital city, despite the weather slumping to ... »
The man who has a nose for liquor
By Qiu Bo (China Daily) MAOTAI, Guizhou - Fu Yao's office is like few others. Where you might normally find in-trays, out-trays or stacks of files, dozens of open jars rule the roost, and in his daily work Yao is more likely to brandish liquid-filled ... »China Daily
Survey reveals doctor-patient tension in China
The survey, with a sample of 850 doctors, nurses and health administrators, was jointly conducted by the discipline inspection sections of Chongqing Municipal Health Bureau, Shanxi provincial health bureau, and Guizhou provincial health bureau ... »
SW China pileup kills one, injures 40
3 (Xinhua) -- One person has died and another 40 have been injured in a collision involving 22 vehicles in southwest China's Guizhou Province on Friday morning, according to local traffic police. The pileup, involving 11 buses, eight cars and three ... »
Spirit master is toast of the town
"My job is tasting and blending baijiu (white spirit) for clients," says Fu, the youngest spirit master in Maotai town in Renhuai, Southwest China's Guizhou province. It is here that the most well known Chinese baijiu, Moutai, is produced, ... »China Daily
One town's indomitable spirit
"Every Chinese believes drinking the proper amount (of Maotai) is good for health," says Zhao, a resident of Zunyi in Guizhou province. "It may get you drunk, but you never have a headache the next morning." Across China, drinkers are reveling in ... »
Nathan Yip Foundation gala rings in Chinese New Year celebrations
Mieko Bailey wears the traditional dress of the Miao people of China, purchased on a visit to the rural village of Lizi in Guizhou Province, where a Nathan Yip School of Hope was built. (Steve Peterson, Special to The Denver Post) wrenching tragedy for ... »
Master of an ancient Miao folk dance
By Qiu Bo (China Daily) GUIDING, Guizhou - An ethnic dance unique to a remote Miao village has been off limits to outsiders for more than 1000 years. As the inheritor of a tradition handed down for 35 generations, Lan Heng has made it his mission to ... »China Daily
L&L acquires majority stake in the Weishe coal mine
US-based L&L Energy has acquired a 51% stake in the Weishe coal mine located in China's Guizhou province from Union Energy for $16.2m. Union Energy will receive $16.2m and three million L&L shares at $5.396/share for the coal mine. »
Zhou Yunpeng: We Want to Sing in Dialect
As is common, Zhou uses the term fangyan to refer both to dialects of Mandarin, such as is spoken in Guizhou Province, and non-Mandarin languages, such as Shanghainese. Original text here. (Translated by Harriet Xu) As all cities are building their own ... »
The End of the Win-Win World
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a young passenger plays with bronze statues while waiting at Guiyang Railway Station in Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province on Friday, January 27, 2012. Railway terminals in major ... »
L&L buys stake in Chinese coal mine; shares up
Jan 30 (Reuters) - US-based coal miner L&L Energy Inc said it has bought a 51 percent controlling stake in a coal mine in Guizhou, China for about $16.2 million in stock, sending its shares up as much as 10 percent. The Weishe mine deal is expected to ... »
L&L buys stake in Chinese coal mine; shares up
* To pay $16.2 mln for 51 pct of Weishe mine in Guizhou * Stock up 10 pct Jan 30 (Reuters) - US-based coal miner L&L Energy Inc said it has bought a 51 percent controlling stake in a coal mine in Guizhou, China for about $16.2 million in stock, ... »
L&L Energy Acquires Majority Stake In China Coal Mine For $16M
L&L Energy Inc. (LLEN) agreed to acquire a majority stake in the Weishe coal mine in the Guizhou province in China for about $16 million, a move the company said will help it upgrade its mining portfolio. The US-based company, which has a coal-mining ... »
L&L Enters Agreement Acquiring Majority Stake of the Weishe Mine
Weishe mine produces high quality, low sulfur, anthracite coal, and is one of three newly constructed mines owned by Union Energy located in Hezhang, Guizhou Province, China. The mine is expected to be expanded to its designed 450000 tons of annual ... »
Vintage Alco Pop? Maotai's Price Spiral
Workers package China Kweichow Moutai Distillery Co. baiju liquor at the company's facility in the Maotai section of the Renhuai District in Zunyi, Guizhou Province. em>baijiu or white spirit, Liu Xiaowei, chairman of the auction house hosting the ... »
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