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Overview
Anshun covers an area of 9,267 square kilometers with a population of 2.8 million, 39 percent of whom are from ethnic groups.
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Climate
Its average temperature of above 10 C lasts nine months of the year, with no record of going above 35 C.
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History
Today's Anshun belonged to the Zangke State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770–476 BC), and the Yelang State during the Warring States Period (475–221 BC).
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Tourism resources
Anshun is one of the best destinations with karst landscapes in the world. As a tourism hub in western Guizhou province, it also lies on one of the six most popular travel routes in China.
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Mineral resources
Anshun boasts rich mineral resources.
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Economic development
Anshun's GDP in 2012 amounted to 35.3 billion yuan ($5.7 billion), increasing 15.4 percent from the previous year.