Guiyang, China
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. As of 2000, Guiyang has a population of 848,166 whilr the greater Guiyang metropolitan area has a population of about 3.32 million people. [1]
LocationGuiyang 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.
ClimateGuiyang is typically characterized as having a subtropical monsoon climate; four seasons not so clearly seen; without cold winter and hot summer; temperate and humid.
HistoryThe city was constructed in 1283 AD during Yuan Dynasty. It was originally called Shunyuan (順元), meaning obeying the Yuan (the Mongol rulers).
EconomyGuiyang 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.
DemographicsGuiyang is populated by 23 different minorities (the most populous of which is the Miao people), in addition to the ethnic Han.
Prefecture-level divisions of Guizhou| Prefecture-level cities: | Anshun | Guiyang | Liupanshui | Zunyi | | Prefectures: | Bijie | Tongren | | Autonomous prefectures: | Qiandongnan | Qiannan | Qianxinan |
| | List of Guizhou County-level divisions |
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