Guizhou landform belongs to the mountainous area of southwest plateau in China. The territory is high in the west and low in the east. It slopes from the middle to the north, east and south, with an average elevation of about 1 100 meters. There are many mountains in Guizhou Plateau, which is known as "eight mountains, one water and one field".

The landform of the whole province can be divided into four basic types: plateau, mountain, hill and basin, of which mountain and hill account for 92.5%. The territory is mountainous, mountainous and undulating, with high mountains and deep valleys. There is Dalou Mountain in the north, which is inclined from west to northeast in the north. The elevation of Loushan Pass, the key pass of Sichuan and Guizhou, is1444m. South-central Miao Ling spans, with the main peak Leigong Mountain 2178m above sea level. There is Wuling Mountain in the northeast, winding from Hunan to Guizhou, and the main peak, Fan Jingshan, is 2572 meters high. The towering Wumeng Mountain in the west belongs to Jiucaiping, Zhu Shi Township, Hezhang County, with an altitude of 2900.6 meters, which is the highest point in Guizhou.

Shuikou River in Diping Township, Liping County, Qiandongnan Prefecture, at the provincial boundary, is 147.8 meters above sea level, which is the lowest point in China. The karst landform in Guizhou is very typical. The karst landform area is 109084 square kilometers, accounting for 6 1.9% of the total land area of the province. Karst is widely distributed in China, with complete morphological types and obvious geographical distribution, which constitutes a special karst ecosystem.

climate

Guizhou has a warm and humid climate, which belongs to subtropical humid monsoon climate. The temperature doesn't change much, it is warm in winter and cool in summer, and the climate is pleasant.

hydrology

Rivers in Guizhou are located in the ecotone between the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and the Pearl River, and 69 counties belong to the Yangtze River Shelterbelt Reserve, which is an important ecological barrier between the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and the Pearl River. The water system of the whole province is divided into three parts: the west and the middle to the north, the east and the south.

mineral

Guizhou is rich in mineral resources and is a famous province with large mineral resources. By the end of 2002, more than 1 10 minerals have been discovered in Guizhou province, among which 76 have been proved, and many of them are in the forefront of the country, including mercury, barite, fertilizer sandstone, metallurgical sandstone, decorative diabase and brick sandstone. Phosphorus is the first, followed by bauxite and rare earth. In the third place are magnesium, manganese and gallium. In addition, coal, antimony, gold and pyrite occupy an important position in China. With large coal reserves, complete coal types and excellent coal quality, it is known as the "Jiangnan Coal Sea", with a reserve of 49.227 billion tons at the end of 2002; Bauxite reserves are 424 million tons; The reserves of phosphate rock are 2.695 billion tons, accounting for more than 40% of the country; Barite reserves are one-third of the country; Gold reserves rank 12 in China, and it is a new gold production base in China.