position in Guizhou

district of Guiyang

View of Guiyang

Typically known as the "Forest City", Guiyang (Simplified Chinese: 贵阳; Traditional Chinese: 貴陽; pinyin: Guìyáng) is the capital of Guizhou province in the People's Republic of China. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (987x879, 69 KB) Summary Description: position of Guiyang in the Chinese province of Guizhou Source: own work Date: December 2005 Author: --Immanuel Giel 14:26, 13 December 2005 (UTC) Other versions: none Category:Locator maps of cities in China Licensing File... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (987x879, 69 KB) Summary Description: position of Guiyang in the Chinese province of Guizhou Source: own work Date: December 2005 Author: --Immanuel Giel 14:26, 13 December 2005 (UTC) Other versions: none Category:Locator maps of cities in China Licensing File... (Simplified Chinese: 贵州; Traditional Chinese: è²´å·ž; pinyin: Gùizhōu; Wade-Giles: Kuei-chou; also spelled Kweichow) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China located in the southwestern part of the country. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x1000, 240 KB) Description: Maps of Guizhou Province, China. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x1000, 240 KB) Description: Maps of Guizhou Province, China. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1536x864, 249 KB)Guiyang, Guizhou, China as seen from Miracle Hotel, 1 Beijing Lu File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1536x864, 249 KB)Guiyang, Guizhou, China as seen from Miracle Hotel, 1 Beijing Lu File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Simplified Chinese characters (Simplified Chinese: 简体字; Traditional Chinese: 簡體字; pinyin: jiÇŽntǐzì; also Simplified Chinese: 简化字; Traditional Chinese: 簡化字; pinyin: jiÇŽnhuàzì) are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... Pinyin is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard Mandarin, where pin means spell and yin means sound. The most common variant of pinyin in use is called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), also known as scheme of the Chinese phonetic alphabet... (Simplified Chinese: 贵州; Traditional Chinese: è²´å·ž; pinyin: Gùizhōu; Wade-Giles: Kuei-chou; also spelled Kweichow) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China located in the southwestern part of the country. ...

Location

Guiyang is located in central Guizhou province, situated at the east of Yungui Plateau of China, and on the north bank of the Nanming River - a branch of Wujiang River.

Climate

Guiyang is typically characterized as having a subtropical monsoon climate; four seasons not so clearly seen; without cold winter and hot summer; temperate and humid. Monsoon in the Vindhya mountain range, central India A monsoon is a wind pattern that reverses direction with the seasons. ...

History

The city was constructed in 1283 AD during Yuan Dynasty. It was originally called Shunyuan (順元), meaning obeying the Yuan (the Mongol rulers). For broader historical context, see 1280s and 13th century. ... The Yuan Dynasty (Chinese: ; pinyin: Yuáncháo; Mongolian: Dai Ön Yeke Mongghul Ulus), lasting officially from 1271 to 1368, followed the Song Dynasty and preceded the Ming Dynasty in the historiography of China. ...

Economy

Guiyang is the central economic and commercial hub of Guizhou Province. The GDP per capita was ¥11728 (ca. US$1420) in 2003, ranked no. 206 among 659 Chinese cities.

Some buildings in Guiyang

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Demographics

Guiyang is populated by 23 different minorities (the most populous of which is the Miao people), in addition to the ethnic Han. Ethnolinguistic map of China The Peoples Republic of China (PRC) is a multi-ethnic unitary state and, as such, officially recognizes 56 nationalities or mínzú (民族), within China: the Han being the majority (>92%), and the remaining 55 nationalities being the national minorities. ... The Hmong, also known as Miao (Chinese: 苗: Miáo; Vietnamese: Mẹo or Hmông; Thai: ม้ง (mong) or แม้ว (maew)), are an Asian ethnic group whose homeland is in the mountainous regions of southern China (especially Guizhou) that cross into northern Southeast... Han Chinese (Simplified Chinese: 汉族; Traditional Chinese: 漢族; Pinyin: hànzú) is a term which refers to the majority ethnic group within China and the largest single human ethnic group in the world. ...

As of 2000, Guiyang has a population of 848,166 while the greater Guiyang metropolitan area has a population of about 3.32 million people. [1] This article is about the year 2000. ...

Culture

Institutions of higher learning

• Guizhou University

Guizhou University (abbreviation: Gui Da; Chinese: 贵州大学; Pinyin: Guizhou Daxue) is is a state university, located in Guiyang, capital of Guizhou province, China. ...

Due to Chinas large population and area, the political divisions of China have always consisted of several levels since ancient times. ... (Simplified Chinese: 贵州; Traditional Chinese: è²´å·ž; pinyin: Gùizhōu; Wade-Giles: Kuei-chou; also spelled Kweichow) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China located in the southwestern part of the country. ... A prefecture-level city (地级市 Pinyin: dìjí shì, literally region-level city) or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Anshun is a city in mainland China in the province of Guizhou. ... Zunyi is a city in Guizhou province in south west China. ... Prefecture, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China. ... Tongren is a city with more than 100 000 inhabitants in Southern Guizhou province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Prefecture, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China. ... Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 黔东南苗族侗族自治州; pinyin: Qiándōngnán Miáozú Dòngzú Zìzhìzhōu) is an autonomous prefecture of Guizhou province in the Peoples Republic of China. ... Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 黔南布依族苗族自治州; pinyin: Qiánnán BùyÄ«zú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu) is an autonomous prefecture of Guizhou province in the Peoples Republic of China. ... Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 黔西南布依族苗族自治州; pinyin: QiánxÄ«nán BùyÄ«zú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu) is an autonomous prefecture of Guizhou province in the Peoples Republic of China. ... Guizhou, a province of the Peoples Republic of China, is made up of the following administrative divisions: 9 prefecture-level divisions 4 prefecture-level cities 2 prefectures 3 autonomous prefectures 88 county-level divisions 9 county-level cities 56 counties 11 autonomous counties 10 districts 2 special districts 1543...

External links

• Gytouch - Official site of Guiyang (English)
• TravelChinaGuide.com - City Guide of Guiyang

Coordinates: 26°35′N 106°43′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...