Guiyang, also known as Zhu, lies in the center of Guizhou province and in the middle of a plateau flanked by high mountains. It stretches along the banks of the Nanminghe river, a tributary of the Wujiang. There are rail links to Chongqing and Kunming and air links with Beijing, Shanghai, Canton and other large Chinese
Guiyang's origins lie in the dim and distant past. There is evidence that there was a town here at the time of the Han dynasty (206 BC to AD 220). It served as a military base in the Yuan era (1271-1368). Under the Mings (1368-1644) Guiyang enjoyed a considerable boom. Town walls which still stand today originate from that period.
The name Guiyang was only used in 1913 (the previous name was Xingui). In recent years heavy industry, chemicals, textiles and consumer-goods industries have all mushroomed in this city.
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