Xiasi, 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][2] As a former administrative division of Majiang, Xiasi was changed to Kaili on September 25, 2014.[3][4]

Xiasi
Xiasi is located in Guizhou
Xiasi
Xiasi
Xiasi is located in China
Xiasi
Xiasi
Coordinates: 26.51936°N 107.79976°E / 26.51936; 107.79976
CountryChina
ProvinceGuizhou
Autonomous prefectureQiandongnan
County-level cityKaili city

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 many breeding sites for purebred Xiasi dog, it is also famous for the Canoe Slalom Training Base,[5] the 2010 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships was held here in May 2010.[6]

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