Huaxi District () is one of 6 urban districts of the

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Guiyang Guiyang (; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ), historically rendered as Kweiyang, is the capital of Guizhou province of the People's Republic of China. It is located in the center of the province, situated on the east of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau, ...

, the capital of

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Southwest China Southwest China () is a region in the south of the People's Republic of China. Geography Southwest China is a rugged and mountainous region, transitioning between the Tibetan Plateau to the west and the Chinese coastal hills (东南丘陵) and ...

. Huaxi has an area of and a population of 328,700. Its GDP was 4.35 billion

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in 2006. It is named after the

Huaxi River Huaxi may refer to these places in China: * Western China * Huaxi District (花溪区), a district in Guiyang, Guizhou * Huaxi Village (华西村), a village in Jiangyin, Jiangsu Subdistricts * Huaxi Subdistrict, Chongqing (花溪街道), in Bana ...

(the "Flower Brook") that meanders through the town. The North Campus and South Campus of

Guizhou University Guizhou University (; Pinyin: Guìzhōu Dàxué), known as Guida (贵大 Guì Dà), is a provincial research university located in suburban Guiyang, capital of Guizhou, China. Founded in 1902, it is the flagship institution of higher learning ...

and Guizhou University for Nationalities are located in town. The educational facilities and natural environment make it a renowned educational and cultural center as well as an important tourist destination of Guizhou and southwest China.

Climate

References

External links

Official website of Huaxi District Government
County-level divisions of Guizhou Guiyang {{Guizhou-geo-stub