On August 31, 2007 Guiyang, the capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province, was dubbed as China's Summer
Tourist Resort City by the Meteorological Society.
Experts from the China Meteorological Administration and the
Meteorological Society researched and evaluated summer tourism,
industries and city construction in the city of Guiyang. They also
studied the city's climate, human dwellings and tourist population.
After a comprehensive assessment Guiyang received the award.
On Friday the director of the China Meteorological
Administration, Qin Dahe, presented the award to the city via Yuan
Zhou, the mayor of Guiyang.
Guiyang has gradually entered into the tourist limelight. It is
currently considered the best place to go to escape summer heat. In
2006 Guiyang had the distinction of being chosen as the best summer
destination in China.
The city is situated on the Yunnan-Guizhou highlands but located
at a low geographical latitude. Guiyang's average temperature
between June and August is approximately 23 degrees centigrade.
Aside from its comfortable weather conditions, Guiyang lays
claims to its unique geology called karst; the area is rich in
limestone formations. Colorful ethnic cultures also abound in the
region.
Guizhou's topography features a myriad of developed karstic
landscapes. The irregular limestone terrain features numerous
waterfalls, stone forests, caves, ravines, pinnacles, subterranean
lakes and hot springs. The magnificent and thundering Huangguoshu
Waterfall, the glittering Hongfeng Lake, and the outcroppings of
the Fanjingshan Mountain are a few of the fantastic highlights
created by nature.
Guizhou is home to more than 10 diverse ethnic groups, most of
who live in the southeast realm bordering on Guangxi and Hunan
Provinces. Their pristine culture, traditions and lifestyle are
well preserved and displayed. These ethnic people still live in
their original habitats and practice their centuries-old customs,
adhering to their simple life.
(China.org.cn by staff reporter Zhou Jing September 1, 2007)
