Get to know Xixiu District
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- Administrative area
- District · 市辖区
- Part of
- Anshun City
- Chinese name
- 西秀区
- Local areas
- District guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 1,705.00 km²
- Population · 2020 census
- 870,441
- Administrative seat
- Dongguan Subdistrict
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Setting and landscape
The district sits at 1,200 to 1,600 metres in the middle of Guizhou. The district government describes a humid subtropical monsoon climate without harsh winters or hot summers, an average annual temperature of 14°C and no recorded temperature above 35°C.
History
The area was known in the past as Anshun zhou, then as the home district of Anshun prefecture (安顺府); in the Republican era it became Anshun County. It later became the county-level city of Anshun, and in June 2000, when a prefecture-level Anshun was set up, that city's area became Xixiu District.
Tunpu villages go back to the reign of the Ming founder Zhu Yuanzhang (朱元璋), who, after his conquest of the region, stationed Han soldiers from the lower Yangtze region in garrison forts along the old Yunnan–Guizhou post road. More than 300 such villages lie on the plain between Guiyang (贵阳) and Anshun, most named with military words such as tun (屯) or bao (堡).
What to see
Yunfeng Tunpu (云峰屯堡), Jiuzhou Ancient Town (旧州古镇) and Hongshan Lake Park (虹山湖公园) are the district's three 4A scenic areas, and the former home of Wang Ruofei (王若飞故居) is a red-heritage site. The district government also lists the Han tombs at Ninggu (宁谷古汉墓遗址), the Wu temple (武庙), the old buildings of Yunshantun (云山屯古建筑群), the Baojiatun waterworks (鲍家屯水利工程), and the White Pagoda and Yuantong Temple on Xixiu Hill (西秀山白塔与圆通寺) among its national and provincial protected sites.
The Anshun Confucian Temple (安顺文庙) was founded in 1394 and became a national key protected site in 2001. It has five courtyards; its stone carvings survive from the Ming, while the other buildings date from the Qing or later.
Getting oriented
The Shanghai–Kunming expressway and national roads 320 and 321 cross the district, and the district government names the Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway among the lines now open. Huangguoshu Airport, shared by military and civil flights, is in the district; the district government puts Guiyang's Longdongbao Airport 90 kilometres away.
Highlights
- Anshun Confucian Temple 安顺文庙: Founded in 1394, five courtyards, Ming stone carvings; national key protected site since 2001.
- Yunfeng Tunpu 云峰屯堡: Tunpu scenic area rated national 4A.
- Jiuzhou Ancient Town 旧州古镇: Ancient town rated a national 4A scenic area.
- Baojiatun waterworks 鲍家屯水利工程: Listed by the district among its national and provincial protected sites.
Sources for this guide
西秀概况 · Xixiu District People's Government, Anshun
历史沿革 · Xixiu District People's Government, Anshun
西秀区 · Wikipedia (Chinese) · CC BY-SA 4.0
安顺文庙 · Wikipedia (Chinese) · CC BY-SA 4.0
屯堡 · Wikipedia (Chinese) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-25.
Explore Xixiu District
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Places to explore around Xixiu District
Yunfeng Tunpu Garrison Villages (云峰屯堡), Xixiu District. Photograph: "Anshun Yunshantun 2014.04.28 12-54-49".Yunfeng Tunpu Garrison Villages云峰屯堡
Yunfeng Tunpu is a cluster of old walled garrison villages about 18 kilometres south of the Anshun urban area in Xixiu District, Guizhou, with a history of more than 600 years. It is made up of eight tunpu villages, among them Yunshantun, Benzhai, Leitun and Xiaoshanzhai, and was the core of the quarters of the early Ming southern expeditionary army.
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Anshun Confucian Temple (安顺文庙), Anshun. Photograph: "Anshun Wenmiao 2014.04.28 15-49-23".Anshun Confucian Temple安顺文庙
Anshun’s Confucian Temple rewards close attention to stone carving as much as to its formal courtyard plan. Lingxing Gate contains carved scenes associated with the examination system, while the columns at Dacheng Gate and…
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A rough stone archway set into a boulder wall, its keystone panel inscribed 龍騰堡 in red with carved couplets on either side, opening onto a timber gallery with lattice windows; moss, ferns and a large tree frame it, and a child sits at the threshold.Dragon Palace Cave龙宫
Dragon Palace is a karst landscape in which part of the visitor route follows an underground river by boat. Tianchi Lake marks the watery approach, and illuminated stalactites and stalagmites line the accessible cave chambers…
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AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非该地点实拍）Jiuzhou Ancient Town旧州古镇
Jiuzhou is an old town in Xixiu District, Anshun, in central Guizhou, and was the seat of the former Anshun prefecture. It is a Chinese historic and cultural town and one of the places Xinhua calls an important source of tunpu culture, the culture of the Ming military colonies.
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Getting there
Xixiu District covers the centre of Anshun City. Search for 西秀区 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
Where to stay →Build your route
Yunfeng Tunpu Garrison Villages and Anshun Confucian Temple are both listed here. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
Some facts checked against 西秀区 — Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Some facts checked against 安顺文庙 — Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Some facts checked against 屯堡 — Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Yunfeng Tunpu Garrison Villages · Zhangzhugang · CC BY-SA 3.0. Full frame retained; EXIF orientation normalized, proportionally resized to at most 800 pixels and converted to WebP. No generated pixels or subject changes. Cards may crop the display.
Photo: Anshun Confucian Temple · Zhangzhugang · CC BY-SA 3.0. Full frame retained; EXIF orientation normalized, proportionally resized to at most 800 pixels and converted to WebP. No generated pixels or subject changes. Cards may crop the display.
Photo: Dragon Palace Cave · Zhangzhugang · CC BY-SA 4.0. Full frame retained; proportionally resized and converted to WebP. No retouching or changes to the photographed subject. Card displays may crop the view.
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