Guizhou is located in the eastern Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau of Southwest China. It is contiguous to Hunan, Chongqing, Sichuan, Yunnan and Guangxi from the east, north, west and south, respectively. It covers an area of 176,200 square kilometers, with six cities and three minority autonomous prefectures (88 counties). lt has a population of nearly 40 million. Guizhou is one of the resource-richest provinces in the country. Adhering to the Western Development Campaign and economic globalization, the provincial Party committee and provincial government have proposed the focal theme of speeding up development, accelerating economic structure transformation and promoting leap-forward development. Therefore the strategy of promoting the city through industrialization and urbanization are being implemented with earnest efforts. It is obvious to all that Guizhou province has the unique advantages and huge potential to achieve strategic development.
