China’s Azalea Capital

　　Qianxi — the cradle of human civilization in southern China and China’s Azalea Capital — is situated on the northern bank of the Yachi River in the middle and upper reaches of the Wujiang River on the Wumeng Plateau in northwestern Guizhou. From the Yin-Shang and Zhou dynasties to the Song dynasty, it was part of the territories of the Lu, Yelang, and Luo tribes. County, prefecture, and other administrative divisions were established here starting from the Yuan dynasty. Once a thriving hub of Yelang civilization and Shuixi culture, today it serves as the gateway to the Bijie Development-Poverty Alleviation-Ecological Construction Pilot Zone approved by the State Council, an energy base for Guizhou’s “West-to-East Power Transmission” project, and one of the six counties that make up Guizhou’s distinctive tourism regions.

　　Covering an area of 2,554.1 square kilometers with a population of 860,000 from 18 ethnic groups, Qianxi boasts a superior location, abundant resources, convenient transportation, and a spring-like climate year-round. It is hailed as the “back garden” of the provincial capital, Guiyang. The county’s magnificent and magical natural landscapes, profound and ancient history and culture, and rich and simple ethnic customs form an important scenic route in western Guizhou.

　　Qianxi’s tourism features distinctive natural resources centered around karst landform landscapes, and cultural resources highlighted by a historical and cultural main thread. The area is home to ancient and time-honored Yi, Miao, Bai, Hui, and other ethnic minority cultures, which are colorful and unique. The county is rich in nearly 30 types of tourism resources and destinations, including natural landscapes, ethnic customs, cultural relics, and historical sites. Major attractions include the “world’s largest natural azalea garden” — Baili Azalea Park, the Guanyindong Cultural Site — a national key cultural relic protection unit, the three major interconnected lakes (Zhiga’aluhu Lake, Dongfenghu Lake, and Suofenghu Lake) in the middle and upper reaches of the Wujiang River — among China’s ten most beautiful karst lakes, the Huawu Miao Village — recognized by the Ministry of Culture as a “Chinese Folk Culture and Art Town” and rated by the China Village Society Development Promotion Association as a “Chinese Tourism Characteristic Village,” also known as the “Hometown of Miao Songs and Dances” in the province, the Shuixi Park — preserving historical and cultural relics from the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, the Liuguanghe Extra Large Bridge — Asia’s highest-spanning bridge, the Lingbo Mountain Xiang Temple where the Ming dynasty scholar Wang Yangming wrote the “Inscription on the Elephant Shrine,” later included in the “Guwen Guanzhi” (Model Essays of Ancient Prose), the Kejiahai Group — one of the three major karst plateau natural lake clusters in Guizhou, the Liuguang Lake Grand Canyon, the Shaba Lake, the Shuixi Forest Park, the Guli Hot Springs, the “Ten-Mile Painting Screen” at Fengshui, the Weizhai Agritourism Village, as well as provincial-level cultural relic protection units such as the tomb complex of Li Shijie, Minister of War from the Qing dynasty, the Chuan dong Neolithic ancient cultural site, the Sanchu Palace (Confucius Temple), the Wu Temple, and the Gantang Han Tombs.

　　The magical landscapes, numerous cultural relics, profound Shuixi culture, and diverse ethnic customs give Qianxi’s tourism resources and offerings unique and unparalleled appeal in Guizhou and even across China: first, the “world’s largest natural azalea garden” — Baili Azalea Park, a world rarity and a national exclusive; second, the spectacular group of karst canyons formed by Zhiga’aluhu Lake, Dongfenghu Lake, Suofenghu Lake, Liuguanghu Lake, and Shaba Lake, along with the province’s unique cluster of 33 small, exquisite, and gracefully shaped natural karst lakes of varying sizes, which are rare nationwide; third, the refreshing highland mountain climate with an average annual temperature of around 14 degrees Celsius, offering spring-like weather all year, making it one of the country’s rare summer retreats; fourth, the ancient and profound culture. The Guanyindong Cave, reputed as “Zhoukoudian in the north and Guanyindong in the south,” is the most typical early Paleolithic cultural site in southern China and the source of Guizhou’s long-standing cultural heritage.

　　Liu Bowen, founding hero of the Ming dynasty and renowned prophet, once predicted: “A thousand rivers in the south, ten thousand mountains in Yunnan and Guizhou; five hundred years from now, Yunnan and Guizhou will surpass the south.” Today’s Qianxi enjoys strong economic momentum, features renowned flowers and caves, beautiful waters and extraordinary landscapes, vibrant ethnic customs, rich and deep-rooted history and culture, exceptional climatic conditions, convenient and fast transportation, increasingly complete tourism facilities, and dynamic cities and villages. It is a highly promising “land of fine mountains, fine waters, and fine climate — ideal for tourism, living, and entrepreneurship,” highly regarded by many experts, tourists, and investors.

　　Known as the “one-flower wonder,” China’s Azalea Capital — Qianxi — sincerely invites guests from around the world to come for leisure, vacation, sightseeing, tourism, investment, and business, to create mutual success together.