Guizhou is situated on the eastern part of Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau in southwest China. Its total area is 170,000 sq km. On this land of towering mountains and deep valleys, there are over 300 basins which are wide in the middle and narrow in both ends and each covers over 160 ha. Guizhou features a kaleidoscopic range of natural beauty, from canyons to hot springs, karst caves and forests.