Guiyang
Guiyang is the capital of Guizhou province in the People's Republic of China.
It is centrally located within the province, on the eastern part of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau, and sits on the north bank of the Nanming River, a tributary of the Wu River. The city is situated at an elevation of approximately 1,100 meters (3,600 ft) and covers an area of 8,034 square kilometers (3,102 sq mi). According to the 2020 census, Guiyang had a total population of 5,987,018, with 4,506,134 lived in its six urban districts. Despite being the capital of Guizhou, it is not the largest city in the province, which is Zunyi.
Getting to Guiyang
Guiyang is relatively easy to get to by air with many flights daily coming in from Guangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing and other cities in Southwest China, particularly Kunming and Chengdu.
- 01Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport
An international airport but options are extremely limited.
Worth seeing
- 01Jiaxiu Pavilion
This renowned historic pavilion sits atop Wan'ao Stone in the Nanming River — a rock said to resemble a legendary giant turtle.
- 02Guanshan Lake Park
- 03Guizhou Art Museum
- 04Guizhou Nationalities Museum
- 05Guizhou Provincial Museum
- 06Guizhou Science and Technology Museum
Things to do
- 01Guiyang Happy World
Where to eat
People in Guiyang like those throughout Southwest China love spicy food. Use of red chilies of various temperatures and salty dried chili powder dips for hot pots is ubiquitous. Food can be prepared mild (不要辣 buyaola) according to your tastes but the best way is to settle in and eat the way the locals do.
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