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Figure 3.2 Research Flowchart
cultural centre of the whole province, and an important traffic hub in
the southwest of China. Its total area is 8,034 sq. m, and the area of the
urban section is 365.27 sq. m, accounting for 4.53 per cent of the total
area of the whole municipality.
Guiyang is located in the middle of the hills of the Qianzhong
Mountain Plateau and the watershed between the Yangtze River and
the Pearl River. The terrain is high in the southwest and low in the
northeast. Thus, with varied landforms, Guiyang sits in an area of hilly
plains and basins with highlands and hillocks. It is under the influence
of subtropical humid monsoon climate. The winter is warm and
the summer cool. With mild seasons, ample rainfall and heat, a low
sunshine rate, little wind and a warm and humid climate throughout
the year, Guiyang is known as an ‘ideal city to stay away from the
summer heat’.
The average temperature of Guiyang is 13.5℃–16.1℃ (in urban
area). Located in a humid region, Guiyang’s mean annual precipitation
is 1,197–1,284 mm, and the precipitation from April to September
accounts for 75–80 per cent of the annual precipitation.
3.3.2 Overview of the Social Environment
Economic structure
In 2010, Guiyang’s main economic indicators maintained a relatively
fast growth. The GDP rose from RMB 52.562 billion in 2005 to
RMB 112.182 billion in 2010, a rise of 110 per cent. The average annual
growth rate was 14.2 per cent, 1 per cent higher than that during the
Tenth Five-Year Plan period and also higher than the average growth
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Figure 3.2 Research Flowchart
cultural centre of the whole province, and an important traffic hub in
the southwest of China. Its total area is 8,034 sq. m, and the area of the
urban section is 365.27 sq. m, accounting for 4.53 per cent of the total
area of the whole municipality.
Guiyang is located in the middle of the hills of the Qianzhong
Mountain Plateau and the watershed between the Yangtze River and
the Pearl River. The terrain is high in the southwest and low in the
northeast. Thus, with varied landforms, Guiyang sits in an area of hilly
plains and basins with highlands and hillocks. It is under the influence
of subtropical humid monsoon climate. The winter is warm and
the summer cool. With mild seasons, ample rainfall and heat, a low
sunshine rate, little wind and a warm and humid climate throughout
the year, Guiyang is known as an ‘ideal city to stay away from the
summer heat’.
The average temperature of Guiyang is 13.5℃–16.1℃ (in urban
area). Located in a humid region, Guiyang’s mean annual precipitation
is 1,197–1,284 mm, and the precipitation from April to September
accounts for 75–80 per cent of the annual precipitation.
3.3.2 Overview of the Social Environment
Economic structure
In 2010, Guiyang’s main economic indicators maintained a relatively
fast growth. The GDP rose from RMB 52.562 billion in 2005 to
RMB 112.182 billion in 2010, a rise of 110 per cent. The average annual
growth rate was 14.2 per cent, 1 per cent higher than that during the
Tenth Five-Year Plan period and also higher than the average growth
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