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Kweiyang: see Guiyang Guiyang or Kweiyang , 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.
..... Click the link for more information. , China. 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.) Kweiyang a city in China, in the central part of the Kweichow plateau, on the Nanming River (part of the Yangtze basin). It is the administrative center of Kweichow Province. Population, 504,000 (1957). Kweiyang is an important transportation junction for the Kweichow-Kwanghsi and Kweichow-Szechwan railroad lines, as well as for a network of highways leading to Kunming, Ch’ungch’ing, and Hengyang. The surrounding region is rich in hydroelectric power resources and minerals (bauxites, apatite, coal, and iron ore). Enterprises for metallurgy, machine building (mining, transportation, and chemical equipment), chemicals, food processing, textile, cement, glass, paper, and woodworking are located in Kweiyang. The city also has a branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (since 1958), a university, an institute of national minorities, and industrial, agricultural, medical, and pedagogical institutes. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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