Dushan County () is a

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of 346,000 people (2007) in

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province, China. It is under the administration of

Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (; Buyei: ''Qianfnanf Buxqyaix Buxyeeuz ziqziqzouy''; Hmu: ''Qeef Naif Dol Yat Dol Hmub Zid Zid Zeb'') is an autonomous prefecture of Guizhou province, People's Republic of China, bordering Guangxi ...

, in the south of the province, bordering

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to the south. The county seat is the town of Chengguan (). Dushan is located in a mountainous area, with elevations increasing from south to north. The primary river in the county is the Duliu River (), and the annual mean temperature is around and there is total of of rainfall annually. Transportation links include the Guizhou–Guangxi Railway (), the G75 Lanzhou–Haikou Expressway, China National Highways 210 and

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. Important natural attractions are Duxiu Mountain (), Shenxian Cave () and Yuqing Caves (), and Ziquan Lake ().

History

From 2016 to 2020, the county government spent 40 billion

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($5.7 billion U.S. dollars) on construction projects. Amanda Lee of the ''

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". Guan Video created a 22 minute film titled ''How Dushan Burnt 40 Billion'' (), released on July 12, 2020. The copy on

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had more than 27 million views by July 16.

Administrative divisions

There are 8

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, and 3

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s: Towns: * Chengguan (), Shangsi (),

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(), Jiali (), Xiasi (), Jichang (), Mawan (), Yingshan Town 【previously Tuchang (), Jiading Sui Ethnic Township () and Wengtai Sui Ethnic Township ()】 Townships: * Yangfeng Township (), Yaosuo Township (), Shuiyan Township (), Benzhai Sui Ethnic Township (), Yaobang Township (),

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(), Huanghou Township (), Dayang Township ()

Climate

References

External links

Official website of Dushan County government
{{authority control County-level divisions of Guizhou Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture