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29 Aug 2011
Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture ( Guizhou ) City Information

Major Economic Indicators (2010)

Land Area (km2) 26,195
Population (million) 3.7 (2008)
GDP (RMB billion) 26.6 (2008)
GDP Composition
Primary Industry 25.1% (2008)
Secondary Industry
(Industry & Contruction)		 44.7% (2008)
Tertiary Industry (Service) 30.2% (2008)
GDP Per Capita (RMB) 7,109 (2008)
Unemployment Rate 3.9% (2008)
Fixed Asset Investment (RMB billion) 14.4 (2008)
Utilized FDI (USD million) N.A.
Total Import & Export (USD million) 149 (2008)
Export (USD million) 86 (2008)
Import (USD million) 63 (2008)
Sales of Consumer Goods (RMB billion) 6.75 (2008)
Source Source: Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Economic and Social Development Report 2008

   

 
Introduction
 

Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (Qiannan) is located in the southern part of Guizhou Province, bordering Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It covers an area of 26,195 sq km. Its population is 3.7 million. The Buyi and the Miao are major ethnic groups residing in the prefecture.

Qiannan has a subtropical humid monsoon climate with plenty of rain, and no extremely hot summer or bitter cold winter. The average temperature is 13.6-19.6°C, while the average annual precipitation totals 1,100-1,400 mm.

Qiannan is rich in natural resources. Average annual runoff of the surface water amounts to 76 billion steres. In addition, Qiannan is replete with mineral resources such as phosphate, coal, silicon, antimony, zinc, iron, crystal, opal, marble and diabase. Reserves of phosphate amount to more than 1 billion tons. It is one of the most important phosphate fertilizer production bases in Asia.

Transportation in Qiannan is very convenient. The Guizhou-Guangxi Railway, the Hunan-Guizhou Railway, State Highway 320 (Shanghai-Ruili) and State Highway 321 (Guangzhou-Chengdu) run through the autonomous prefecture and its subsidiary counties, and extend to major cities such as Guiyang, Nanning, Changsha and Guangzhou. In addition, Libo Airport, 8 km from the prefecture’s downtown area, operates scheduled flights to domestic cities of Guiyang, Kunming and Nanning, and to some cities in southeastern Asian countries.
 
Economic Features
 
Qiannan realized GDP of RMB 26.6 billion in 2008, representing a rise of 10.5% year on year. The prefecture’s GDP accounted for approximately 8% of Guizhou's total and ranked fifth in the province.

The agricultural sector generated value-added output of RMB 6.7 billion in 2008, accounting for 25.1% of the city's GDP. Secondary industry (industry and construction), the largest contributor of Qiannan's economy, realized value-added industrial output of RMB 11.9 billion, accounting for 44.7% of the prefecture’s total.

In 2008, value-added industrial output of industrial enterprises with designated size or above amounted to RMB 7.9billion, representing a rise of 3.7% year on year.   

Phosphorus, metallurgy, electricity, coal mining, building materials, machinery, tobacco, medicine, food processing, and textiles are the pillar industries of the autonomous prefecture.  

The service sector generated value-added output of RMB 8 billion in 2008, accounting for 30.2% of the prefecture's total GDP. Tourism is the most important pillar of the service sector. During 2008, 15.8 million tourists visited the prefecture, up 38.9% year on year, while tourism income totaled RMB 8.3 billion, representing a rise of 32.4% compared to the previous year.

In 2008, the total value of imports and exports amounted to US$149 million (comprising export value of US$86 million and import value of US$43 million), up 94.1% year on year. The prefecture’s major export goods are silicon, Si-Mn alloy and phosphorus, while export goods include manganese, sulfur and synthesis of ammonium. The U.S., Japan and Hong Kong are important trading partners of the city.
 
Cultural Highlights
 

Qiannan is a multi-cultural prefecture with many ethnic minority groups, including the Han, the Dong, the Miao, the Shui, the Yao, the Zhuang, the Tu, the Tujia and the Gelao. They live together harmoniously and retain their cultural legacy and life practices. The population of all the minority ethnic groups accounts for more than 50% to the prefecture's total.

The various minority ethnic groups of Qiannan are known for their folk songs and dances. Dushan Huadeng, comprising folk songs, dances, dramas and acrobatics, is the most famous folk art in Qiannan.

Batik, embroidery, paper cutting, weaving, silverware, clothes, root carving and pottery are the most important representatives of the local culture.
 
Tourist Attraction
 

Qiannan is rich in beautiful natural tourism resources. Tourists should visit Libo Maolan National Natural Reserve, Longli Monkey Valley, Fuquan Stone Forest, Ancient Ruins, Sajin Valley, Duyun Baizi Bridge, Wenfeng Tower, Swallow Cave, Chuandong Waterfall, and Bainiao River Scenery Area. 

Maolan National Natural Reserve is famous for its varied karst landscapes and was included in UNESCO’s International Man and Biosphere Reserve Network in 1996.

When it comes to special products, flue-cured tobacco, black glutinous rice and the local tea can be excellent presents for tourists to take home.

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