Kaili (,

Hmu language The Hmu language (''hveb Hmub''), also known as Qiandong Miao (黔东, Eastern Guizhou Miao), Central Miao, East Hmongic, or (somewhat ambiguously) Black Miao, is a dialect cluster of Hmongic languages of China. The best studied dialect is that ...

: ''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 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

, 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, embroidery,

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, and

papercutting Papercutting or paper cutting is the art of paper designs. Art has evolved all over the world to adapt to different cultural styles. One traditional distinction most styles share is that the designs are cut from a single sheet of paper as oppo ...

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° ...

( Köppen ''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 subdistricts, 9 towns and 2 townships. 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 () * Qiandongnan National Polytechnic College () * GuiZhou Vocational Technology College of Electronics & Information () *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 *S308, S306

Expressway

* G60 * G76 * Yuqing–Anlong Expressway, Kaili–Leishan Expressway

Railway

Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway The Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway is a high-speed railway line. It was built in stages and completed on 28 December 2016. It is part of the CRH's system of passenger-dedicated lines, beginning in Shanghai and ending in Kunming, the capit ...

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

Airport

Kaili City is served by Kaili Huangping Airport 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