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Panzhou () 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 ...
in southwestern
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, China, on the border with
Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in Southwest China, the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is ...
province to the west. It is under the administration of the
prefecture-level city A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. During the Republican era, many of China' ...
of
Liupanshui Liupanshui () is a city in western Guizhou province, People's Republic of China. The name Liupanshui combines the first character from the names of each of the city's three constituent counties: Liuzhi, Panzhou, Shuicheng. As a prefecture-level ...
.


Administrative divisions

As of 2017, Panzhou is divided into fourteen towns, seven townships, and six subdistricts.


Geography

Panzhou is located in western
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 and southwestern
Liupanshui Liupanshui () is a city in western Guizhou province, People's Republic of China. The name Liupanshui combines the first character from the names of each of the city's three constituent counties: Liuzhi, Panzhou, Shuicheng. As a prefecture-level ...
. Panzhou shares a border with Fuyuan County and
Xuanwei Xuanwei () is a county-level city in the northeast of Yunnan Province, China, bordering Guizhou province to the east. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Qujing. Administrative divisions Xuanwei City has 9 subdistricts ...
to the west,
Pu'an County Pu'an County is a county of the Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in the southwest of Guizhou province, China. Climate Transportation * Pu'anxian railway station on the Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway The Shanghai–Kunm ...
to the east,
Shuicheng District Shuicheng () is a district in the west of Guizhou province, China, bordering Yunnan province to the west. It is under the administration of Liupanshui city. Biodiversity Shuicheng is home to two amphibian species that are not known from anywhere ...
to the north, and Xingyi to the south. Panzhou has a total area of .


Geology

Panzhou is located in the
South China Karst The South China Karst (), a UNESCO World Heritage Site since June 2007, spans the provinces of Chongqing, Guangxi, Guizhou, and Yunnan. It is noted for its karst features and landscapes as well as rich biodiversity. The site comprises seven clust ...
, with mostly on a mountain plateau. The terrain elevation is high in the northwest, low in the southeast, and uplifted in the center and south.


Climate

Panzhou has a
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° ...
with monsoon influence. It has an average annual temperature of , total annual rainfall of , a frost-free period of 271 days and an average of 1593 annual sunshine hours. Winters are mild and summers are cool.


Economy

Panzhou is one of the most developed counties in Guizhou; it ranked the 84th in the Top100 of counties and county-level citities of China by comprehensive strength in 2020.


Demographics


Population

As of the 2019 census, there were 1,305,666 people and 446,784 households residing in Panzhou. There are 1,070,700 permanent residents in the city. There are 29 ethnic groups living in Panzhou. Among the 28 ethnic minorities, 6 are local minorities, including 126,000 Yi, 38,000 Bai, 33,000
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 ...
, 22,000 Bouyei, 9,500
Hui The Hui people ( zh, c=, p=Huízú, w=Hui2-tsu2, Xiao'erjing: , dng, Хуэйзў, ) are an East Asian ethnoreligious group predominantly composed of Chinese-speaking adherents of Islam. They are distributed throughout China, mainly in the n ...
and 6,500 Sui, accounting for 20.83% of the total population. There are 15,000 people in the other 22 minorities, including
Mongolians The Mongols ( mn, Монголчууд, , , ; ; russian: Монголы) are an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia, Inner Mongolia in China and the Buryatia Republic of the Russian Federation. The Mongols are the principal member of ...
,
Manchu The Manchus (; ) are a Tungusic East Asian ethnic group native to Manchuria in Northeast Asia. They are an officially recognized ethnic minority in China and the people from whom Manchuria derives its name. The Later Jin (1616–1636) and ...
, Tujia, Dong, Gelao and Zhuang.


Language

Mandarin Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to: Language * Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country ** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China ** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...
is the official language. The local people speak both
Southwestern Mandarin Southwestern Mandarin (), also known as Upper Yangtze Mandarin (), is a Mandarin Chinese language spoken in much of Southwest China, including in Sichuan, Yunnan, Chongqing, Guizhou, most parts of Hubei, the northwestern part of Hunan, the northe ...
and minority languages.


Religion

The county government supports all religions. The local people mainly believe in
Chinese folk religion Chinese folk religion, also known as Chinese popular religion comprehends a range of traditional religious practices of Han Chinese, including the Chinese diaspora. Vivienne Wee described it as "an empty bowl, which can variously be filled ...
,
Buddhism Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and gra ...
,
Taoism Taoism (, ) or Daoism () refers to either a school of Philosophy, philosophical thought (道家; ''daojia'') or to a religion (道教; ''daojiao''), both of which share ideas and concepts of China, Chinese origin and emphasize living in harmo ...
and
Catholicism The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
. There are twenty
Buddhist temple A Buddhist temple or Buddhist monastery is the place of worship for Buddhists, the followers of Buddhism. They include the structures called vihara, chaitya, stupa, wat and pagoda in different regions and languages. Temples in Buddhism represen ...
s, one
Taoist temple A Taoist temple (, also called ''dàoguàn'' and , is a place where the Tao is observed and cultivated it is a place of worship in Taoism. Structure and function can vary according to the Taoist school the temple belongs to. For example, ''guàn ...
, three Islamic
mosque A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...
s, one Catholic
church Church may refer to: Religion * Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities * Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination * Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship * Chris ...
and seven
Protestant Protestantism is a Christian denomination, branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Reformation, Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century agai ...
churches in Panzhou.


Culture and tourism

There are two national 4A scenic areas in Panzhou: the Tuole Ancient Ginkgo Scenic Area () and the Dala Fairy Valley Scenic Area (). There are also three provincial tourist resorts and three provincial tourist scenic spots. The Pan County Dadong Ancient Cultural Site is the only national relic protection unit in Panzhou. There are five provincial culture and relics sites, including the Pan'anzhou Confucius Temple (), the City God Temple (), and the former residence of
Zhang Daofan Chang Tao-fan (; 12 July 1897 - 12 June 1968) was a prominent figure and long-time central member of the Kuomintang. He was the fourth President of the Legislative Yuan, and former President of Broadcasting Corporation of China. Life Chang was ...
(Chang Tao-fan; ). The Wumeng Prairie Scenic Area () is a famous scenic area in all of Guizhou. Major Buddhist Temples in Panzhou include Guanyin Temple () and Huguo Temple (or Protect the Country Temple).


Parks

Panzhou has two major public parks: the East Lake Park and the South Lake Park.


Transportation

The city has one high-speed railway station,
Panzhou Panzhou () is a county-level city in southwestern Guizhou province, China, on the border with Yunnan province to the west. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Liupanshui. Administrative divisions As of 2017, Panzhou i ...
, on the Shanghai–Kunming line. There are several conventional railway stations in the City on three lines: the Panxi railway, Liupanshui–Hongguo railway, and the
Weishe–Hongguo railway The Weishe–Hongguo railway or Weihong railway (), is a branch railroad of the Nanning–Kunming railway in Guizhou province of Southwest China. The Weihong Line branches off of the main Nankun Line at Weishe Township in Xingyi municipality and ...
. These three lines meet at Hongguo railway station in Hongguo Subdistrict.


Notable people

* Long Zhaoxi (), a ''Tusi'' in the Yuan dynasty. * Shao Yuanshan (), Ming dynasty politician. * Jiang Zonglu (), Ming dynasty politician. * Wang Zuoyuan (), Ming dynasty politician. * Meng Benchun (), Ming dynasty military officer. * Zhang Lingxiang (), Muslim uprising leader. * Ma Hetu (), Muslim uprising leader. *
Chang Tao-fan Chang Tao-fan (; 12 July 1897 - 12 June 1968) was a prominent figure and long-time central member of the Kuomintang. He was the fourth President of the Legislative Yuan, and former President of Broadcasting Corporation of China. Life Chang was ...
, politician in the Republic of China who served as
President of the Legislative Yuan The president of the Legislative Yuan is the Speaker (politics), presiding officer of the Legislative Yuan of the Taiwan, Republic of China. The incumbent president is Yu Shyi-kun, a Democratic Progressive Party legislator and the second DPP Pr ...
between 1952 and 1961.


References


External links

{{authority control County-level divisions of Guizhou Liupanshui