Why is Guizhou called Guizhou?

The reason why Guizhou is called Guizhou for short is related to local national costumes and a long history.

In ancient times, a large group of ethnic minorities lived in Guizhou. Although these ethnic minorities have different nationalities, languages and customs, their costumes and headdresses are basically black, and Guizhou people are also relatively black.

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Guizhou, referred to as "Guizhou" or "Guangxi" for short, is a provincial administrative region of China people. Guiyang, the provincial capital, is located in the southwest hinterland of China. It is a transportation hub in the southwest of China and an important part of the Yangtze River Economic Belt.

China is the first national big data comprehensive experimental zone, a world-famous mountain tourism destination and a big mountain tourism province, a national ecological civilization experimental zone and an inland open economy experimental zone. It is bounded by 24 37' ~ 2913' north latitude and103 36' ~109 35' east longitude, with Sichuan and Chongqing in the north, Hunan in the east, Guangxi in the south and Yunnan in the west.

Guizhou's topography is high in the west and low in the east, which inclines from the middle to the north, east and south, and is known as "eight mountains, one water and one field". The landform of the whole province can be divided into four basic types: plateau, mountain, hill and basin, of which mountain and hill account for 92.5%. With a total area of 176200 square kilometers, it has a subtropical monsoon climate and spans the two major water systems of the Yangtze River and the Pearl River.

As of March 3 1, 202 1, there are 6 prefecture-level cities and 3 autonomous prefectures in Guizhou province. 10 county-level cities, 50 counties, 1/kloc-0 autonomous counties,1special zones, 16 districts and ***88 county-level administrative regions; 832 Town, 122 Township, 193 Ethnic Township and 362 Street. Total 1509.

The resident population is 38562 1 10,000 (the seventh census), and the regional GDP is1676.934 billion yuan, of which the added value of the primary industry is 228.056 billion yuan, the added value of the secondary industry is 605.845 billion yuan, and the added value of the tertiary industry is 843.033 billion yuan.