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Terraced rice fields near Guiyang, Guizhou province, China.

Guizhou, or Kuei-chou conventional Kweichow, Province, southwestern China. Area: 67,200 sq mi (174,000 sq km). Population: (2020) 38,562,148. Capital: Guiyang. It is bordered by Yunnan, Sichuan, and Hunan provinces, Chongqing municipality, and Guangxi autonomous region. Guizhou has rough topography, difficult communication, and consequent isolation. About three-fourths of the people are Han Chinese; there are also aboriginal peoples, including the Miao. Guizhou came under Chinese influence during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), when it was made a province. During the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), struggles between the minorities, especially the Miao, were common. Serious revolts occurred in the 19th century and in 1941–44 as a result of exploitation by local warlords. The communists took the area in 1949. Its mineral resources are rich and support some mining.

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China, country of East Asia. It is the largest of all Asian countries. Occupying nearly the entire East Asian landmass, it covers approximately one-fourteenth of the land area of Earth, and it is almost as large as the whole of Europe. China is also one of the most populous countries in the world,