Where is Qiannan in Guizhou?

Qiannan is the Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Qiannan.

It belongs to Guizhou Province and is located in the south-central part of Guizhou Province. It is adjacent to Qiandongnan Prefecture in the east, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the south, Anshun City and Qianxinan Prefecture in the west, and Guiyang City, the provincial capital, in the north. It is located in the slope zone of transition from Guizhou Plateau to Guangxi hills, with high terrain in the north and low terrain in the south.

The climate of Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture is diverse, with obvious regional and vertical differences, and has the climatic characteristics and changing laws of plateau and mountain areas. Autonomous Prefecture is located in the East Asian monsoon region, which is the closest area to the sea in Guizhou Province. Most of the year is affected by the warm and humid air flow from the ocean. Due to the influence of monsoon activities, the four seasons in Qiannan Prefecture change greatly, showing the plateau weather characteristics of sudden cooling and sudden heating. At the end of autumn every year, the temperature drops sharply because of the invasion of a strong cold air; At the end of winter, the strong southwest warm current went northward, which made the temperature in all parts of the state rise obviously.

Although the Autonomous Prefecture is located in the plateau, due to its low latitude, close to the sea and abundant heat, the warm and humid air flow from the ocean brings enough heat every year. The average frost-free period in Quanzhou is 292 days, the sunshine in most parts of Quanzhou is about 30%, and the annual average temperature in Quanzhou is 13.6℃- 19.6℃, which gradually increases from north to south and from west to east. Autonomous Prefecture is one of the rainy areas in Guizhou Province, with annual precipitation above 1200mm.