Guizhou province known for short as Qian, is situated at
southwest of China. It has an area of 170 thousand square kilometers and a
population of 33 million.
Guizhou province is located at the northeastern part of Yunnan-Guizhou
Plateau with high terrain in the west and low relief in the middle. The
surface is rugged and rough. The headwaters of these areas belong to the
Yangtze River System and Wujiang the principal river flows through the
north. The province belongs to the subtropical humid monsoon climatic zone.
Mercury, stibium, lead, manganese and coal are ranked as the most important
minerals.
In the field of industries, priorities are placed on the development of
coal, metallurgy, chemical, machinery, electric power, cigarette, textile
and papermaking industries. In the fields of agriculture and by-products,
there are mainly paddy rice, maize, rapeseed, tobacco; and the outputs of
tung oil, oil tea, Chinese Tallow, raw lacquer, tea and traditional Chinese
medicinal materials have occupied a predominant position in the domestic
market. Railway is the priority communication line and highway traffic also
plays an important role in communication.
The landforms with widely
dispersed karst topography in Guizhou Province have created a picturesque
scenery with grandeur. Places of historic interest and scenic beauty are the
Yellow Fruit Tree Waterfall, Anshun Water Cave of Dragon Palace, Gold-knit
Cave, Red Maple Lake and the Lesser Seven-Arched Scenic Site. There are such
traditional local products and specialties as Anshun Wax Printing, Jade
Screen Whistle and Flute, Ruled Pattern Lacquerware, Maotai and Dong
(spirits).
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