Guiyang is a tier 2 city located within Guizhou Province in Southwest China. It is also Guizhou's Provincial Capital.
In China's administrative hierarchy, Guiyang is classified as a prefecture-level city, meaning it is governed under Guizhou province control.
The official name of Guiyang in simplified Chinese characters is 贵阳 (or in pinyin: Guìyáng).
The city of Guiyang's metro system opened on 28 December 2017.