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UPDATED: July 12, 2008 NO. 29 JUL. 17, 2008
Keeping Your Cool
Guizhou Province is emerging as the perfect natural escape from summer heat, attracting visitors with the freshest air in China
By ZAN JIFANG
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surrounding the city is now under construction.

Besides this, there is also a forest park located in the city center, which is the largest city forest park in China. Scientists said that in many areas in these forests, the quantity of the negative ions of oxygen reaches 50,000 per cubic cm, tens of times that of the area outside city. The city is a natural oxygen bar, free from pollution and providing visitors and residents with a refreshing break from the stresses of modern life.

Because the sunshine in Guiyang is not strong, the golf courses there attract golf lovers from all over the country in the summer,

And it's not only cool in the city. Around 100 km west of Guiyang is the famous Huangguoshu Waterfall, the largest in Asia. The average temperature there in July is around 23 degrees centigrade. Sitting in caves in the mountainside directly behind the thunderous curtain of water is a magical experience, and if you want to prolong your trip, try spending the night in one of the stone houses as a guest of local villagers of the Buyi ethnic group.

NATURE FALLING: The Huangguoshu Waterfall is a major attraction of Guizhou Province

The entire Guizhou Province is like a big natural air conditioner hiding behind the mountains. The low latitude and moderate altitude give rise to the unique climate, producing an annual average temperature of around 15.6 degrees centigrade.

It is the province with the largest mountainous areas in China. Among the mountains, rivers and lakes scattered about in abundance, making the landscape resemble a Chinese watercolor painting.

The karst topography is one of the particular features of note. In Guizhou, the karstland accounts for 73 percent of the province's total area. The rich karst resources make Guizhou "a karst museum of the world." Among all the karst features, the cone-shaped karst is a world treasure.

Over millions of years these karst formations have been eroded by water to produce more than 3,600 water-eroded caves. The largest of these caves is the Zhijin Cave, which covers an area of 740,000 square meters, making it the largest of its kind in the world. Another cave, Shanghe Cave, is 110 km long and is believed to be the longest such cave in the world.

Besides appreciating various shapes and scenes of these caves, visitors

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