Xiasi, Kaili city

Xiasi
Town
Country China
Province Guizhou
Autonomous prefecture Qiandongnan
County-level city Kaili city

Xiasi (Chinese: 下司镇; pinyin: xià sī zhèn) is a town of Kaili city, Guizhou province, China.The town was established in 1931, it has a total area of 154 square kilometres. The population was 35 thousand (2010 census), Miao and Mulao are native ethnic minorities.[1] As a former administrative division of Majiang, Xiasi was changed to Kaili on September 25, 2014.[2]

Located in the southwest of Kaili city, Xiasi is a commercial port situated in the upper reaches of the Qingshui river, the tributary of Wu river. Xiasi is famous for that it is the source place of Xiasi Dogs, there are lots of breeding sites for purebred Xiasi dog, it is also famous for the Canoe Slalom Training Base,[3] the 2010 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships was held here on May 2010.[4]

References

  1. ↑ gzjcdj.gov: basic facts on Xiasi (2013-04-01) and Xiasi.gov
  2. ↑ 《贵州省人民政府关于同意将麻江县下司镇、碧波镇行政区域划归凯里市管辖的批复》（黔府函〔2014〕184号）, also see xinmin.cn: 同意将麻江县下司镇、碧波镇整建制划归凯里市管辖，原下司镇、碧波镇行政区域和政府驻地不变，凯里市、麻江县行政区域界线做相应变更。
  3. ↑ Xiasi Canoe Slalom Training Base / 下司皮划艇激流回旋训练基地简介 (2009-10-28)
  4. ↑ Qiandongnan.gov 2010年亚洲皮划艇激流回旋锦标赛将在麻江举办 (2009-11-11)


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