Xiasi () is a town of

Kaili city Kaili (, Hmu language: ''Kad Linx'') is a county-level city under the administration of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, in southeastern Guizhou province, People's Republic of China. It is the center of Miao culture, hosting more ...

Guizhou province 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 ...

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.The town was established in 1931, it has a total area of 154 square kilometres. The population was 35 thousand (2010 census),

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 ...

and Mulao are native

ethnic minorities The term 'minority group' has different usages depending on the context. According to its common usage, a minority group can simply be understood in terms of demographic sizes within a population: i.e. a group in society with the least number o ...

. As a former administrative division of Majiang, Xiasi was changed to Kaili on September 25, 2014. Located in the southwest of Kaili city, Xiasi is a commercial port situated in the upper reaches of the Qingshui river, the

tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...

of Wu river. Xiasi is famous for that it is the source place of

Xiasi Dog Xiasi () is a town of Kaili city, Guizhou province, China.The town was established in 1931, it has a total area of 154 square kilometres. The population was 35 thousand (2010 census), Miao and Mulao are native ethnic minorities. As a former admin ...

s, there are many breeding sites for purebred Xiasi dog, it is also famous for the

Canoe Slalom Canoe slalom (previously known as whitewater slalom) is a competitive sport with the aim to navigate a decked canoe or kayak through a course of hanging downstream or upstream gates on river rapids in the fastest time possible. It is one of th ...

Training Base, the 2010 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships was held here in May 2010.

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Towns of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture {{Guizhou-geo-stub