In Ming Dynasty, Guizhou province was subject to the direct rule of the central government owing to its great military value to stabilize Yunnan province.

明代中央王朝看到了贵州地理位置对稳定云南具有重大军事意义，故而将贵州纳入了直接管理。

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Nowadays, the boundary zone among the Yunnan province, Guizhou province and Sichuan province is a comparatively whole unit of the nature and culture, but the territory setup is not such.

今天的云、贵、川交界地区就整体来讲是一个相对完整的自然、人文地理单元，但是在政区设置上却表现的犬牙交错。

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Once, the Han Dynasty dispatched an emissary to the State of Dian (now Yunnan Province) and the State of Yelang (now Guizhou Province).

一次，汉朝派遣使者出使滇国(今云南)和夜郎国(今贵州)。

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The hero who is celebrated varies by region: the romantic poet Qu Yuan is venerated in Hubei and Hunan Provinces, Wu Zixu (an old man said to have died while slaying a dragon in Guizhou Province) in South China, and Yan Hongwo in Yunnan Province among the Dai community.

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