17 Facts About Guiyang

Guiyang, historically rendered as Kweiyang, is the capital of Guizhou province of the People's Republic of China.

Guiyang has a diversified economy, traditionally a center for aluminum production, phosphate mining, and optical instrument manufacturing.

Guiyang is one of the top 500 science cities in the world by scientific research outputs, as tracked by the Nature Index.

Valley approximating present-day Guiyang has been inhabited since the Spring and Autumn period.

Guiyang was a 7th-century military outpost under the Sui and Tang, when the area around it was known as Juzhou .

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Guiyang grew rapidly during the development of the southwest that occurred after the Japanese invasion of China during World War II.

Guiyang has a four-season, monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate, tempered by its low latitude and high elevation.

Guiyang is the economic and commercial hub of Guizhou Province.

Guiyang has a sizable domestic pharmaceuticals industry, producing traditional Chinese as well as Western medicines.

Guiyang has completed the first stage of city-wide free WiFi.

Guiyang is populated by 23 different minorities, the most populous of which is the Miao people and ethnic Han.

Provinces in China are known for the different specialities they offer, and Guiyang is most known for its spicy food as well as the following dishes:.

The most dynamic street in Guiyang is Qianling Donglu, unironically called "Drinking Street, " for the diversity and great numbers of pubs and bars that occupy it.

In Guiyang, beers are poured in small cups, and games – with dice or cards - are often necessary in order to drink.

Guiyang is one of the important air transport hubs in Southwest China.

In 2009 Guiyang added a modern orbital expressway to its highway network.

The Guiyang Outer Ring Road opened in December 2009 and is a six- to eight-lane divided high-speed expressway that provides efficient links to and from large employment centers in the Jinyang New District, Baiyun District, Huaxi District, the Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport, the major multi-lane national highways, and the city's main roadways, allowing vehicular traffic to circumnavigate the heavy traffic of the city's inner city areas.