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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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