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Guiyang or Kweiyang (both: gwā-yäng), city (1994 est. pop. 1,131,200), capital of Guizhou prov., SW China. On the main road from Kunming to Chongqing, it is also a rail (since 1959) and industrial center. Textiles, chemical fertilizers, machine tools, petroleum and rubber products, cement, and paper are among its manufactures. Important coal and bauxite fields are nearby. Guiyang's institutions of higher learning include Guizhou Univ. Guiyangor Kuei-yangCity (pop., 2003 est.: 1,372,600), capital of Guizhou province, southern China. It is situated south of Chongqing. The Sui (581–618) and Tang (618–907) dynasties established military outposts there, but the city developed only after the Mongol invasion of southwestern China in 1279. Chinese settlement followed, and, under the Ming (1368–1644) and Qing (1644–1911) dynasties, Guiyang became the seat of a prefecture. The Sino-Japanese War (1937–45) spurred its growth into a major provincial city and industrial centre. Guiyang, Kweiyang, Kuei-yang a city in S China, capital of Guizhou province: reached by rail in 1959, with subsequent industrial growth. Pop.: 2 467 000 (2005 est.) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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1) Laboratory of Nuclear Analytical Techniques and Laboratory for Nanoscale Materials and Related Bio-Environmental Sciences, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China; (2) Guizhou Research and Designing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Guiyang, People's Republic of China; (3) Wanshan Office of Environmental Protection, Guizhou, People's Republic of China A Chinese health worker (not seen) pins a red ribbon on a girl in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou province. Guan, of Guiyang Medical College in Guizhou, China's Pathology Department, and co-workers subsequently (citation 3) gave doses similar to those used by the Mullenix research group to try to understand the mechanism(s) underlying the effects seen by the Mullenix group. |
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