Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau

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The Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau is a high-elevation karst plateau in southwest China known for its rugged terrain, deep river gorges, and diverse ethnic cultures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
karst plateau
plateau
borderedBy Guangxi Basin
Hengduan Mountains
Sichuan Basin
Myanmar Highlands
surface form: Yunnan–Burma border mountains
climate subtropical monsoon climate
vertical climatic zonation
country China
drainedBy Mekong River
Pearl River
Red River
Salween River
Yangtze River
economicActivity agriculture
animal husbandry
maize cultivation
rice cultivation
tea cultivation
tobacco cultivation
elevation 1000–2000 metres above sea level
formationProcess karstification
tectonic uplift
geology carbonate rocks
dolomite
limestone
hasCity Anshun
Guiyang
Kunming, China
surface form: Kunming

Qujing
hasFeature deep river gorges
dolines
karst depressions
terraced fields
tower karst
underground rivers
highestElevation over 2000 metres
inhabitedBy Bouyei people
Dong people
Han Chinese
Hani people
Miao people
Yi people
Zhuang people
knownFor canyons
caves
deep river gorges
high ethnic diversity
karst landscapes
limestone formations
minority cultures
sinkholes
stone forests
languageFamily Hmong-Mien languages
Sino-Tibetan languages
Tai-Kadai languages
locatedIn Guangxi Province
surface form: Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

Guizhou Province
Sichuan Province
Southwest China
Yunnan Province
partOf Chinese plateau region
East Asian monsoon region
South China Karst
South China Karst
surface form: Southwest China karst region
recognizedBy South China Karst
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage (South China Karst, partly)
terrain deeply dissected
karst landforms
rugged

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Guizhou Province geographyFeature Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau
Kunming, China locatedOn Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau
subject surface form: Kunming
Wu River sourceLocation Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau
this entity surface form: Guizhou Plateau
Sichuan Basin surroundedBy Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau
Hengduan Mountains borderRegionOf Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau
this entity surface form: Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau
Huaihua locatedOn Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau
this entity surface form: Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau fringe
Guiyang region Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau
Pu'er locatedIn Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau
this entity surface form: Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau region
Yuxi region Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau
this entity surface form: central Yunnan Plateau
Yuxi locatedOn Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau
this entity surface form: Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau
Qujing locatedOn Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau
Southwest China contains Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau
Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture locatedIn Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau
this entity surface form: Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau region
Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture locatedOn Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau
Zunyi locatedOn Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau
Anshun locatedOn Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau
Dali Kingdom locatedOn Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau