Dushan County () is a

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of 346,000 people (2007) in

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province, China. It is under the administration of

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, in the south of the province, bordering

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to the south. The county seat is the town of Baiquan. Dushan is located in a mountainous area, with elevations increasing from south to north. The primary river in the county is the Duliu River (), and the annual mean temperature is around and there is total of of rainfall annually. Transportation links include the Guizhou–Guangxi Railway (), the G75 Lanzhou–Haikou Expressway, China National Highways 210 and 312. Important natural attractions are Duxiu Mountain (), Shenxian Cave () and Yuqing Caves (), and Ziquan Lake ().

History

From 2016 to 2020, the county government spent 40 billion

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($5.7 billion U.S. dollars) on construction projects. Amanda Lee of the ''

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'' described these as " white elephant". Guan Video created a 22-minute film titled ''How Dushan Burnt 40 Billion'' (), released on July 12, 2020. The copy on Sina Weibo had more than 27 million views by July 16.

Administrative divisions

Dushan County is divided into 1

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and 8

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: ;subdistricts: *Jingcheng 井城街道 ;towns *Mawan 麻万镇 *Jichang 基长镇 *Shangsi 上司镇 *Xiasi 下司镇 *Mawei 麻尾镇 *Baiquan 百泉镇 *Yingshan 影山镇 * Yushui 玉水镇

Climate

References

External links

Official website of Dushan County government
{{authority control Counties of Guizhou Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture