City of Anshun
Anshun is a prefecture-level city located in southwestern Guizhou province, southwest China. It is a place called “the hometown of waterfalls in China” in the midwest of Guizhou Province. Anshun is endowed with cool climate, annual average temperature 14.2℃. It is like a big natural “air conditioner”, so it was awarded as one of “China’s Best Summer Tourism City” and “China’s Best Livable City”. In addition, it was honored as “One of the Most Beautiful Cities in China” and “One of China’s Top Ten Featured Leisure Cities”.
Anshun is a tourist resort with rich resources and beautiful scenery. The city’s scenic area takes up more than 12% of the city; There are two 5A scenic spots (Huangguoshu and Dragon Palace) and more than ten 4A scenic spots. The city is full of intersecting rivers and valleys with hills, forests, lakes, underground rivers and springs. More than 100 waterfalls and 1200 surficial karst caves are densely distributed in Anshun. All of these constitute gorgeous three-dimensional landscape.
Anshun is a place to make tourists nostalgic and relax. There are many national and provincial models of beautiful villages, such as Tangyue, Xiushui, Langtang, Xiaohewan, Gaodang and Shitouzhai. Each of them is with its special scene, unique feature and kind of beauty. These villages constitute lots of beautiful rural pictures in the middle of Guizhou Province.
Anshun is also a land of profound culture and abundant folk customs. Historical and cultural relics enhance each other here, such as Three Kingdoms Culture, Tunpu Culture, Chuangdongzhai Culture, Zangke Culture and Yelang Culture. There is Chuangdongzhai ancient human cultural site in Pudin.
Province of Guizhou
Guizhou is a landlocked province in the southwest region of the People’s Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Guiyang, in the center of the province. Guizhou borders the autonomous region of Guangxi to the south, Yunnan to the west, Sichuan to the northwest, the municipality of Chongqing to the north, and Hunan to the east. The population of Guizhou stands at 38.5 million, ranking 18th among the provinces in China.
The Dian Kingdom, which inhabited the present-day area of Guizhou, was annexed by the Han dynasty in 106 BC. Guizhou was formally made a province in 1413 during the Ming dynasty. After the overthrow of the Qing in 1911 and following the Chinese Civil War, the Communist Party of China took refuge in Guizhou during the Long March between 1934 and 1935. After the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, Mao Zedong promoted the relocation of heavy industry into inland provinces such as Guizhou, to better protect them from potential foreign attacks.
Guizhou is rich in natural, cultural and environmental resources. Its natural industry includes timber and forestry, and the energy and mining industries constitute an important part of its economy. It is also one of China’s fastest-growing economies. The Chinese government is looking to develop Guizhou as a data hub.
Guizhou is a mountainous province, with its higher altitudes in the west and centre. It lies at the eastern end of the Yungui Plateau. Demographically, it is one of China’s most diverse provinces. Minority groups account for more than 37% of the population, including sizable populations of the Miao, Bouyei, Dong, Tujia and Yi peoples, all of whom speak languages distinct from Chinese. The main language spoken in Guizhou is Southwestern Mandarin, a variety of Mandarin.
