Guizhou China
Guizhou is a province located in the south western part of China, the word Guizhou stands for the ancient Chinese word Zhou which in English translates into prefecture. The capital of Guizhou is Guiyang which is also Guizhou’s largest city comprising of a population of three an a half million people. The total population of Guizhou is just a tad over thirty nine million and the population density is on average two hundred and twenty people per square kilometer. The Guizhou province was prominent among the Chinese people for thousands of years but it only came into Chinese rule during the Ming dynasty. Guizhou contains many mountains and is quite hill in the west while in the eastern and southern areas of Guizhou are predominantly flat.
The population in Guizhou contains one of the most densely populated minority groups in China. The economy in Guizhou is pretty horrible most of the population is considered to be extremely poor. The average GDP per person in Guizhou is about four hundred and seventy US dollars which is very low compared to other provinces in China. Major industries in Guizhou include lumber and forestry. Mining and energy production are also other prominent industries in Guizhou. The mining of coal, limestone, arsenic, gypsum, and oil share are extremely popular in Guizhou.
Some major tourist attractions in Guizhou are Huangguoshu water fall which is the largest water fall in all of China. The massive minority percentage in Guizhou also is responsible for many interesting any culturally enriching experiences to tourists to Guizhou. Another neat attraction would be the historical village of Tun Bu Village located in the city of Anshun the Tun Bu Village features historical representations of the Ming dynasty, you are sure to learn something new if you stop in the Tun Bu Village. For a quick wrap up of Guizhou it is very poor, it has the largest waterfall in China and there are many cultural attractions to enrich your understanding of the Chinese and Guizhou people, some more facts are that Guiyang is it’s capital city and the province has a population of thirty nine million.
