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Guizhou Overview



Capital City: Guiyang
GDP in 2010: 366 billion yuan
Per Capita GDP in 2010: 9214 yuan
Population in 2010: 39.75 million persons
Area: 176000 square kilometers
Post Code: 550000
Calling Code: 0851

The Location of Guizhou Province in the People's Republic of China
*The part of green background in the map is the region of title.


Map of Guizhou Province
The Sketch Map of Guizhou Province


History
Guizhou was well known by the Chinese for thousands of years but it was not until the Ming dynasty that it came under Chinese domination during which it was made a province. This prompted mass migration from Sichuan, Hunan and its surrounding provinces into Guizhou.
Countless rebellions by its native Miao people occurred throughout the Qing dynasty. It was said in the Qing dynasty that every thirty years there would be minor revolts, while every sixty years there would be major rebellions. The People’s Republic of China took the area in 1949.
Ethnic group
Guizhou is one of the provinces that contain the most minority groups. The minority groups account for more than 37% of the total population and they include Yao, Miao, Yi, Qiang, Dong, Zhuang, Buyi, Bai, Tujia, Gelao and Shui. 55.5% of the province area is designated as autonomous regions for them.
Culture
Guizhou is the home of the Moutai Distillery, distillers of Maotai liquor, which is China’s most famous alcoholic beverage.

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