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Guizhou (Simplified Chinese:
贵州; Traditional Chinese:
貴州; pinyin: Gùizhōu; Wade-Giles: Kuei-chou; also spelled Kweichow) is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the southwestern part of the country.
History
Geography
Guizhou adjoins Sichuan Province and Chongqing Municipality to the north, Yunnan Province to
the west, Guangxi Province to the south and Hunan Province to the east.
Other cities include: Anshun, Congjiang, Zunyi.
Guizhou has a subtropical humid climate. There are few seasonal changes.
Economy
Demographics
Guizhou is one of the provinces that contains 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
Tourism
The province has many covered bridges, called Wind and Rain
Bridges. These were built by the Dong minority people.
Huangguoshu
Waterfall, the biggest waterfall in China.
Miscellaneous topics
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