Guiyang

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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.

1 Location
2 Climate
3 History
4 Economy
5 Demographics
6 Culture
- 6.1 Institutions of higher learning
7 External links

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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).

[edit] 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.

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[edit] Demographics

Guiyang is populated by 23 different minorities (the most populous of which is the Miao people), in addition to the ethnic Han.

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]

[edit] Culture

[edit] Institutions of higher learning

Guizhou University

Prefecture-level divisions of Guizhou

Prefecture-level cities:	Anshun \| Guiyang \| Liupanshui \| Zunyi
Prefectures:	Bijie \| Tongren
Autonomous prefectures:	Qiandongnan \| Qiannan \| Qianxinan