Kaili (, Hmu language: ''Kad Linx'') is a

county-level city A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a Administrative divisions of China#County level (3rd), county-level administrative divi ...

under the administration of

Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture (; Hmu language: ''Qeef Dongb Naif Dol Hmub Dol Gud Zid Zid Zeb''; Kam language: ''Qeens Donc Nanc Nyenc Miiul Nyenc Gaeml Zil Zl Zous''), also known as Southeast Qian Autonomous Prefecture of Miao a ...

, in southeastern

Guizhou Guizhou (; formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked province in the southwest region of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Guiyang, in the center of the province. Guizhou borders the autonomous region of Guangxi to t ...

province, People's Republic of China. It is the center of

Miao Miao may refer to: * Miao people, linguistically and culturally related group of people, recognized as such by the government of the People's Republic of China * Miao script or Pollard script, writing system used for Miao languages * Miao (Unicode ...

culture, hosting more than 120 festivals every year. Kaili has a population of 478,642 in 2010 and is a major producer of rice.

History

The name "Kaili" is from the Miao Hmu language, meaning "newly cultivated land".

Miao people

A significant population of

and Gejia (officially classified as Miao) live in Kaili. Kaili is host to more than 120 Miao festivals throughout the year. The Miao are known for arts and crafts, including

jewelry Jewellery ( UK) or jewelry (U.S.) consists of decorative items worn for personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets, and cufflinks. Jewellery may be attached to the body or the clothes. From a western ...

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brocade Brocade is a class of richly decorative shuttle-woven fabrics, often made in colored silks and sometimes with gold and silver threads. The name, related to the same root as the word "broccoli", comes from Italian ''broccato'' meaning "embos ...

batik Batik is an Indonesian technique of wax-resist dyeing applied to the whole cloth. This technique originated from the island of Java, Indonesia. Batik is made either by drawing dots and lines of the resist with a spouted tool called a ''ca ...

, and

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Geography and climate

Kaili experiences a monsoon-influenced

humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...

(

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''Cwa/Cfa'') with cool, dry winters and hot, wet summers. Kaili's area is . The postal code for Kaili is 556000.

Administration

Kaili City is divided 7

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, 9

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s and 2

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. Dashizhi subdistrict is the city seat which houses Kaili City Government and Kaili City Council. *Subdistricts: Dashizi, Chengxi, Ximen, Yatang, Wanxi, Kaihuai, Ximahe *Towns: Sankeshu, Zhouxi, Panghai, Wanshui, Lushan, Wanchao, Longchang, Xiasi, Bibo *Townships: Kaitang, Dafengdong

Education

Colleges

Kaili University Kaili may refer to: Place name * Kaili City, city in Guizhou, China ** The Kaili Formation, noted for its soft-bodied fossils Persons * Kaylee, or Kaili, female given name * Kaili Lukan (born 1994), Canadian rugby sevens player * Kaili Närep ...

() *

Qiandongnan National Polytechnic College Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture (; Hmu language: ''Qeef Dongb Naif Dol Hmub Dol Gud Zid Zid Zeb''; Kam language: ''Qeens Donc Nanc Nyenc Miiul Nyenc Gaeml Zil Zl Zous''), also known as Southeast Qian Autonomous Prefecture of Miao a ...

() *

GuiZhou Vocational Technology College of Electronics & Information Guizhou (; formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked province in the southwest region of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Guiyang, in the center of the province. Guizhou borders the autonomous region of Guangxi to the ...

() *Qiandongnan Radio and television university () *Kaili Career Technical College () *Qiandongnan state school of administration ()

Technical school

*Guizhou Agricultural mechanical and electrical school () *Kaili first vocational technical school () *Qiandongnan School of Applied Technology () *Qiandongnan national medium vocational technical school () *Qiandongnan Vocational and technical school ()

Secondary school

* Kaili No.1 High School of Guizhou Province

Transportation

Road

China National Highway 320 China National Highway 320 (G320) runs southwest from Shanghai through the provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan and Guizhou before ending in Ruili, Yunnan at the Sino–Burmese border. It is in length.G60 * G76 * Yuqing–Anlong Expressway, Kaili–Leishan Expressway

Railway

* Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway- Kaili South Railway Station *

Shanghai–Kunming Railway The Shanghai–Kunming Railway or Hukun Railway (), also known as the Hukun Line, is a major arterial railroad across eastern, south central and southwest China. It connects Shanghai, whose shorthand name is ''Hu'', and Kunming. The line has a ...

- Kaili Railway Station

Airport

Kaili City is served by

Kaili Huangping Airport Kaili Huangping Airport is an airport serving the city of Kaili, the seat of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in Guizhou Province, China. It is located in Huangping County, 12 kilometers northeast of the county seat and 54 kilom ...

located at

Huangping County Huangping County (; Hmu: ''Wangx Zangx'') is a county in the east of Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture (; Hmu language: ...

References

External links

Travel China Guide
{{Authority control Cities in Guizhou County-level divisions of Guizhou Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture