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Guiyang

American  
[gwee-yahng] / ˈgwiˈjɑŋ /
(Older Spelling) Kweiyang

noun

Pinyin.
  1. a city in and the capital of Guizhou province, in southern China.


Guiyang British  
/ ˈɡweɪˈjæŋ /

noun

  1. a city in S China, capital of Guizhou province: reached by rail in 1959, with subsequent industrial growth. Pop: 2 467 000 (2005 est)

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The incident took place on 24 August onboard a Juneyao Airlines flight from the southwestern city of Guiyang to Shanghai.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2024

The Japanese identified the warships as the PLA Navy’s Guiyang and Qiqihar, along with the fleet oiler Taihu, spotted Friday near Rebun island near Hokkaido.

From Washington Times • May 10, 2023

Much of Guiyang had been under lockdown since earlier this month after several hundred Covid cases were detected.

From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2022

Online, many wondered at the logic behind transporting people outside of Guiyang, accusing the government of moving them so that the city would no longer report any new cases.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2022

On Tuesday, the public anger was largely channeled toward the city government in Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou province, even though its pandemic approach is far from unique in the country.

From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2022

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