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GUIZHOU PROVINCE（貴州省）

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General Profile:

Population: 35,300,000

Provincial Capital: Guiyang

Average temperatures: 1 deg C to 10 deg C in January; 17 deg C to 28 deg C in July.

Physical features: The province is situated on the eastern Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau with mountains in the west that slope down toward the north, east and south. The province has an average altitude of 1,000 m above sea level. Mountains and plateaus constitutes about 87 per cent of the total area of 176,167 square kilometres.

Rivers: The Yachi River originates in the western part of the province and flows to the northeast to become part of the Yangtze River.

Administrative divisions: 8 cities, 3 autonomous prefectures, 61 counties, 11 autonomous counties and 3 special districts.

Historical significance: Guizhou was part of the China since the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD), when it was established as an administrative region. It was inhabited mainly by non-Chinese tribes until the Japanese occupation of the northern part of China during World War II forced Chinese into the southwest. Connecting roads to nearby provinces were built at that time.

About 75 per cent of the population are now Han Chinese, with a mixture of minorities among the other 25 per cent: Miao, Bouyei, Dong, Yi, Shui, Hui, Zhuang, Bai, Turja and Gelao.

Natural Resources:

Guizhou is rich in mineral resources. Out of its 120 kinds of minerals in the province, 21 of them ranked among the top three in the nation. Its reserve of coal is the highest among southern Chinese provinces.

Economic Profile:

	1999		2000
Economic Indicators	Value	Growth	Value	Growth
		(% p.a.)		(% p.a.)
Gross domestic product (RMB bn)	91.2	8.3 *	99.3	8.7 *
Per capita GDP (RMB)	2,475	6.5	N/A	N/A
Disposable income per capita
- urban (RMB)	4,934.0	8.1	5,122.2	3.8
- rural (RMB)	1,363.1	2.1	1,374.2	0.8
Fixed asset investment (RMB bn)	31.2	12.0	38.0	21.8
Value added by sector
- primary (RMB bn)	26.8	1.0	27.0	1.0
- secondary (RMB bn)	34.9	6.9	38.6	10.6
- tertiary (RMB bn)	29.6	17.8	33.7	14.1
Retail sales (RMB bn)	31.4	8.2	34.3	9.5
Inflation (CPI, %)	-0.8		-0.5
Exports (US$ bn)	0.4	-7.0	0.5	20.0
- by FIEs (US$ bn)	0.04	0	0.04	0
Imports (US$ bn)	0.3	13.0	0.4	46.2
- by FIEs (US$ bn)	0.01	-50.0	0.02	100.0
Foreign direct investment
- number of projects	43	-41.1	55	27.9
- contracted amount (US$ bn)	0.07	-56.3	0.07	0.8
- utilised amount (US$ bn)	0.04	-9.8	0.03	-38.9

Notes: *In real terms
Sources: China Statistical Abstract, 2001.

Infrastructure:

Railways － With Guiyang as the hub, four main railway lines link Guizhou with Guangxi, Sichuan, Kunming and Hunan. Nankun railway（南昆鐵路: Nanning-Kunming 南寧－昆明）started operation in 1997 while the provincial railway, Shuibo railway（水柏鐵路: Shuicheng-Boguo 水城－柏果）is under construction.

The construction of the Yuhuai（渝懷：重慶－懷化鐵路）railway, which is one of the projects in the Great Western Development Strategy, has already begun. It is expected to be complete by 2006. This railway and the Neikun（內江－昆明）line, Zhuliu （株州－六盤水）line, and Shuiguo（水城－柏果）line, are key components of the Southwest Sea Passage linking all of the provinces in the southwest with seaports.

In 2002, Guizhou’s density of railways will be the highest in the western region. This will make Guizhou a major rail centre for Southwest China.

Highways － There are five state highways which basically form the highway network within the province. Externally, under the National Trunk Highway System (NTHS), the section of Shanghai-Kunming-Wanding and the section of Chongqing-Nanning will connect Guizhou with the seaports in Shanghai and Beihai. Guixin highway（貴新公路, which is a main section of the Southwest Sea Passage, has been constructed recently.

Air Transport － Longdongbao（龍洞堡）Airport at Guiyang has more than 30 domestic air routes linking Guizhou to major cities in China. Direct flights to Hong Kong are also available. A new airport, Daxing（大興）Airport at Tongren（銅仁）, is under construction. Two new airports at Liping（黎平）and at Xingyi（興義）are in the study stage.

Telecommunications -- Telecommunication services have made remarkable progress. Till end-Feb 1999, subscribers for mobile phone services totalled 122,000 and the telephone penetration rate was 14 per cent in Guiyang by end-1998.

Hydropower － Guizhou has a number of thermal- and hydro-power plants. Together with Sichuan and Yunnan, Guizhou has helped to establish the Southwest China power network. The completion of the Longtan（龍灘）Hydroplant will provide enough electricity for Guizhou’s industries.

Agriculture:

With significant improvement in irrigation and terrace farming, Guizhou has a strong agriculture sector. The province is one of the main producers of tobacco and its output ranked the second in the country. Tea products and some exotic fruits such as starfruit are famous both at home and abroad. Guizhou also has large varieties of traditional Chinese medicinal herbs.

The province’s most famous export is Maotai liquor, named for the village of its origin in Renhuai County, Guizhou.

Industry:

Industries are mainly located at Guiyang and Zunyi（遵義）. In 2000, Guizhou's industrial output totalled RMB 62.1 billion, of which, manufacturing industries such as tobacco-processing, pharmaceutical, metallurgy, chemical industry, etc., accounting for 83 per cent of the total.

Guizhou is strong in tobacco and brewing industry. In addition to Maotai（茅臺）liquor, Yantai（煙台）beer is well known. Guizhou is also an important base of building material and chemical industries. In the near future the province will focus on utilising its abundant coal and inexpensive electricity to become the power base of South China. Also, the province will further develop building material industry like cement, glass and sanitary ceramic wares.

Major export products were non-ferrous metal, chemicals, tobacco and raw lacquer. Major export markets were Hong Kong, Japan, Republic of Korea, the US and Taiwan.

In 2000, the province's imports totalled US$380 million and rose by 46.2 per cent over 1999. Major imported items included raw materials, machinery and plant equipment. Major import sources were the US, Hong Kong, Australia, Germany and India.

Science and Technology:

Guiyang Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone（貴陽高新技術產業開發區）is the only state-level ETDZ in Guizhou. The zone mainly develops engineering and power machinery, micro-electronic and information technology, fine chemicals, biological engineering electric appliance, and components for automobile. By end-1998, the zone approved 66 enterprises and attracted foreign investment of US$5 million.

Other economic development zones in Guizhou include :

Guiyang Economic and Technological Development Zone（貴陽經濟技術開發區）- mainly concentrating in electrical equipment, mechanical and auto parts.

Zunyi Economic and Technological Development Zone（遵義經濟技術開發小區）- mainly engaged in motor car manufacture, mechanical and electric industry.

Anshun Economic and Technological Exploitation and Development Zone（安順經濟開發小區）- a state-level scenic spot with rapid development of mechanical and light industry.

Tongjiang Economic Development Zone（銅江經濟開發小區）- mainly engaged in processing of agricultural products.

Baiyun Economic Development Zone（白雲經濟開發小區）- the largest base of aluminum industry in the province.

Hongguo Economic Development Zone（紅果經濟開發小區）- a major coal-production area in Southern China.

Dingxiao Economic Exploitation Zone（頂效經濟開發小區）- a state-level scenic spot, its fossils have become a tourist attraction.

Consumers’ Market:

Retail sales of consumer goods of the whole province totalled RMB 34.3 billion in 2000, an increase of 9.5 per cent over 1999. Among which, Guiyang is the largest consumer centre accounting for 31% of the total sales. The second largest centre is Zunyi, accounting for 15%of the total sales.

Major department stores and shopping centres in Guizhou include Guizhou Department Store（貴州省百貨公司）and Guiyang Department Store（貴陽市百貨大樓）.

Key Cities in Guizhou Province:

Northern industrial zone – this is the more developed portion of the autonomous region

Ø Urumqi

Ø Yili

Ø Changji

Ø Ba

Ø Karamay

Western industrial zone – this includes the western portion of the Tarim Basin.

Ø Kashi

Guiyang 陽

:

1999 data:

Population	GDP	Retail Sales
('000)	(RMB bn)	(RMB bn)
3,312 (+1.6%)	23.8 (+7.7%)	9.0 (+8.2%)

Guiyang is approximately in the geographic centre of the province and has become a major transport and industrial centre.

The manufacturing sector was developed after 1949 and includes aluminium, iron and steel, chemicals, fertilizers, textiles, pharmaceuticals, and machine tools. Coal and bauxite are available nearby.

Zunyi 遵義:

1999 data:

Population	GDP	Retail Sales
('000)	(RMB bn)	(RMB bn)
7,098 (+1.3%)	22.6 (+4.6%)	4.5 (+5.7%)

Zunyi is about 160 kilometres directly north of Guiyang. It has historic significance as the site of the Zunyi Conference that elected Mao Zedong as a full member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party’s Politburo, and chief assistant to Zhou Enlai in military planning. This occurred in January 1935 and many scholars mark this occasion as the beginning of Mao’s rise to power.

Zunyi is not the second largest industrial centre in Guizhou.

Bijie 畢節:

1999 data:

Population	GDP	Retail Sales
('000)	(RMB bn)	(RMB bn)
6,674 (+0.0%)	12.1 (+9.0%)	1.6 (+4.8%)

Bijie is about 150 kilometres northwest of Guiyang, near Guizhou’s northern border with Yunnan Province.

Liupanshui 六盤水:

1999 data:

Population	GDP	Retail Sales
('000)	(RMB bn)	(RMB bn)
2,838 (+1.9%)	7.5 (+8.7%)	1.6 (+3.5%)

Luipanshui is about 189 kilometres west of Guiyang, near Guizhou’s western border with Yunnan Province.

Tongren 銅仁:

1999 data:

Population	GDP	Retail Sales
('000)	(RMB bn)	(RMB bn)
3,699 (+1.4%)	5.9 (+7.3%)	1.5 (+6.1%)

Tongren is about 275 kilometres northeast of Guiyang, near Guizhou’s border with Hunan Province.

Anshun 安順:

1999 data:

Population	GDP	Retail Sales
('000)	(RMB bn)	(RMB bn)
2,552 (+1.4%)	5.6 (+5.7%)	1.9 (+5.7%)

Anshun is about 80 kilometres southeast of Guiyang and is a stopover point for tourist visits to Huangguoshu Falls and Longgong Caves.

Information Sources:

Information contained in this page was obtained from:

Hong Kong Trade Development Council (http://www.hktdc.com).

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