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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

Public anger over the lockdowns has at times soared to unusual levels, including last month after a bus transferring people to quarantine crashed, killing 27 people in the southern city of Guiyang.

From New York Times Oct. 7, 2022

Guiyang officials had announced the city would achieve “societal zero-COVID” by Monday, one day after the crash.

From Seattle Times Sep. 20, 2022

On Sunday, Guiyang officials had publicly apologized for the crash, announced an investigation and promised to prevent such accidents in the future.

From Washington Post Sep. 20, 2022

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