Panzhou is located in the South China Karst, with mostly on a mountain plateau. The terrain elevation is high in the northwest, low in the southeast, and uplifted in the center and south.
Climate
Panzhou has a humid subtropical climate with monsoon influence. It has an average annual temperature of 15.2 °C (59.4 °F), total annual rainfall of 1,390-millimetre (55 in), a frost-free period of 271 days and an average of 1593 annual sunshine hours. Winters are mild and summers are cool.
Climate data for Panzhou, elevation 1,800 m (5,900 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
Panzhou is one of the most developed counties in Guizhou; it ranked the 84th in the Top100 of counties and county-level citities of China by comprehensive strength in 2020.[6]
Demographics
Population
As of the 2019 census, there were 1,305,666 people and 446,784 households residing in Panzhou.[7] There are 1,070,700 permanent residents in the city.[7] There are 29 ethnic groups living in Panzhou. Among the 28 ethnic minorities, 6 are local minorities, including 126,000 Yi, 38,000 Bai, 33,000 Miao, 22,000 Bouyei, 9,500 Hui and 6,500 Sui, accounting for 20.83% of the total population. There are 15,000 people in the other 22 minorities, including Mongolians, Manchu, Tujia, Dong, Gelao and Zhuang.
There are two national 4Ascenic areas in Panzhou: the Tuole Ancient Ginkgo Scenic Area (妥乐古银杏景区) and the Dala Fairy Valley Scenic Area (哒啦仙谷旅游景区). There are also three provincial tourist resorts and three provincial tourist scenic spots. The Pan County Dadong Ancient Cultural Site is the only national relic protection unit in Panzhou. There are five provincial culture and relics sites, including the Pan'anzhou Confucius Temple (普安州文庙), the City God Temple (城隍庙), and the former residence of Zhang Daofan (Chang Tao-fan; 张道藩故居). The Wumeng Prairie Scenic Area (乌蒙大草原景区) is a famous scenic area in all of Guizhou.
Major Buddhist Temples in Panzhou include Guanyin Temple (观音寺) and Huguo Temple (or Protect the Country Temple).
Parks
Panzhou has two major public parks: the East Lake Park and the South Lake Park.
A commanding view of the East Lake Park
Residential buildings near the South Lake Park
All the mountains and plains of the Wumeng Prairie Scenic Area are snowed under