Chinese Name: 黔南布依族苗族自治州 (qián nán bù yī zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu)
Population: 4,200,000
Area: 26,200 square kilometers (10,116 square miles)
Location: in the south-central of Guizhou Province, southwestern China
Administrative Division: 9 counties (Libo, Guiding, Weng'an, Dushan, Pingtang, Luodian, Changshun, Longli, Huishui); 1 autonomous county (Sandu Shui); 2 county-level cities (Duyun, Fuquan)
Area Code: 0854
Zip Code: 558000
GDP (2019): CNY 151.804 billion (USD 22.004 billion)
Nationalities: Han, Buyi, Miao, Shui, Maonan, Yao
The Location of China’s Eye in the Sky - Five-Hundred-Meter Aperture Spherical Telescope
Qiannan is located in the south-central region of the Guizhou Province, neighboring Anshun and Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture to the west, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture to the east, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to the south and Guiyang to the north. As a multi-ethnic settlement, Qiannan has rich ethnic customs and colorful ethnic cultures. Tourists can see wonderful ethnic dances, traditional sports such as horse racing, martial arts, and experience different traditional festivals. Unique karst landform in Libo, Shui culture in Sandu and secret of longevity in Luodian are other features of Qiannan tourism. Qiannan is also the location of five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope, the largest single aperture and the most sensitive radio telescope in the world with independent intellectual property rights of China. Duyun Maojian tea named by Mao Zedong in 1956 is one of the top ten famous teas in China, becoming another highlight of Qiannan.
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