Provinces | Guizhou Province

	Chinese name	['mountain' 'region']
	Population	37,600,000
	Area	174,000
	Capital	Guiyang
	Main Industries	agriculture
	GDP	7,280
	Foreign Trade	1,618
	Ethnic minorities	38%
	Urbanization	28%
Data from The State of China Atlas (2009)

Guizhou is not one thing or another, it's near the border with Vietnam but not on the border and in the mountains but not the high mountains, it has a somewhat transitional climate too, between the tropical and the continental types. It has a great diversity of ethnic minorities which leads to a rich mix of local festivals. It is not really on the tourist trail but has great natural beauty particularly in its rivers and lakes. The famous Huangguoshu Falls are some of China's biggest and finest waterfalls.