Guiyang

Guiyang 贵阳市
Prefecture-level city
People's Square with Guiyang skyline on the background
Nickname(s): The Forest City, The Summer Capital of China, The Second Spring City
Location of Guiyang City (yellow) in Guizhou and the PRC
Guiyang Location in China
Coordinates: 26°39′N 106°38′E / 26.650°N 106.633°E / 26.650; 106.633Coordinates: 26°39′N 106°38′E / 26.650°N 106.633°E / 26.650; 106.633
Country	China
Province	Guizhou
Government
• Party Secretary	Chen Gang
• Mayor	Liu Wenxin
Area
• Prefecture-level city	8,034 km2 (3,102 sq mi)
• Urban	2,403.4 km2 (928.0 sq mi)
• Metro	2,403.4 km2 (928.0 sq mi)
Elevation	1,275 m (4,183 ft)
Population (2010 census)
• Prefecture-level city	4,324,561
• Density	540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
• Urban	3,037,159
• Urban density	1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
• Metro	3,037,159
• Metro density	1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	550000
Area code(s)	(0)851
Licence plate prefixes	贵A
Website	http://www.gygov.gov.cn/

Guiyang
"Guiyang" in Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Literal meaning	"Southern Slope of Gui [Mountain]"
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guìyáng Bopomofo ㄍㄨㄟˋ   ㄧㄤˊ Gwoyeu Romatzyh Gueyyang Wade–Giles Kuei4-yang2 IPA [kwêi.jǎŋ] Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Gwai3-joeng4 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Kùi-iông

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. The city has an elevation of about 1,100 meters (3,600 ft). It has an area of 8,034 square kilometers (3,102 sq mi). During the 2010 census, its population was 4,324,561, out of whom 3,037,159 lived in the 7 urban districts.

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.