Guiyang — Travel Guide
Guiyang is the capital of Guizhou province of Southwest China. It is located in the center of the province, situated on the east of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau, and on the north bank of the Nanming River, a branch of the Wu River. Guiyang was a 7th-century military outpost under the Sui and Tang, when the area around it was known as Juzhou. It grew into a city named Shunyuan under the Mongolian Yuan dynasty sometime between their 1279 southwestern campaigns and 1283. By the time Guizhou became a full province in 1413, its capital at Guiyang was also known as Guizhou. It became a prefectural seat under the Ming and Qing. Guiyang grew rapidly during the development of the southwest that occurred after the Japanese invasion of China during World War II. It has also grown rapidly since Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms reached it in the 1990s.
The best time to visit October to March.
By Air
Guiyang's main airport is the Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport.
The main shopping streets in Guiyang are Zhonghua Lu and Yan'an Lu. Department stores are mainly situated on Zhonghua Lu, the busiest commercial street in this city. The Yan'an Lu is where you will find small goods stores and the night market, which are open until the midnight. Guiyang teems with crafts, local products, especially the Dried Beef, wooden crafts, traditional Chinese medicines, Miao silver ornaments, ox horn products and unsophisticated totem masks. Small gifts like this
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