Guizhou
Population: 35.6 million
Area: 170,000 sq km
Guizhou province is noted for its beautiful scenery of mountains and rivers and the custom of ethnic groups. There are 8 state C listed scenic zones including Huangguoshu Cataract, the Dragon Palace, Zhijin Cave, Lake Hongfeng, Wuyang River, Libos Zhang River, Chishui River, and Maling River; 4 national nature reserves including Mt. Fanjing, Maolan, Weining Grass Sea, and Chishui Cyathea Spinulosa. Zunyi and Zhenyuan are the national noted cultural and historic cities. The tourist layout is one city and four routes. Guiyang is the tourist center city including the Flower Stream, Mt. Qianling, and the underground park. The west route is the Unusual River & Deep Cave Tour with Huangguoshu C Dragon Palace C Anshuns Confucian Temple C Lake Hongfeng C Zhijin Cave. The southeast route is the Ethnic Costom Tour with Guiyang C Kailis Leishan Village Ethnic Custom C Chejiangs Dong Village Ethnic Custom C Lipings Natural Bridge and Dong Village. The east route is the Historic Sites & Ecology Tour with the Old Zhenyuan City C Wuyuan River C Mt. Fanjing. The north route is the Revolutionary Historic Sites Tour with Xifeng Hot Spring C Zunyi Meeting Site C Loushan Pass C Chishui River. The south route is the Ecology Tour with Duyun C Sandu C Libo. The tourist festival include the Guizhou Liquor Culture Festival, the Azalea Festival, and the Wax Printing Art Festival. Capital: Guiyang
Guiyang is capital of Guizhou Province, which is compared to Guilin as the "Second Spring City". Guiyang's landscape is elegant, its folkways are rich and variegated, and its sites of cultural interest are as numerous as they are unique. Major attractions: Jiaxiu Pavilion, Qianling Park, Huaxi Park, Guizhou Botanical Garden, Nanjiao Park, Forest Park, Tianhe Pool, and Baihua Lake. Local dishes and refreshments, prepared in a distinctive Guizhou style, never fail to hold Chinese and foreign visitors enthralled.
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