Where is the license plate number 'Gui' from?
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'Gui' is the license plate number for Guizhou Province. The capital of Guizhou, Guiyang, uses 'Gui A' as its license plate. Other regions in Guizhou have the following license plate codes: Liupanshui (B), Zunyi (C), Tongren (D), Qianxinan (E), Bijie (F), Anshun (G), Qiandongnan (H), and Qiannan (J). More related information is as follows: 1. The first character of a license plate is a Chinese character representing the provincial-level administrative region where the vehicle is registered, which is the abbreviation of the province, municipality, or autonomous region. The second character is an English letter representing the prefecture-level administrative region where the vehicle is registered, which is the letter code for the prefecture-level city, region, autonomous prefecture, or league. 2. The license plate number consists of 5 alphanumeric characters, which can be Arabic numerals or a combination of Arabic numerals and English letters. There are three types of numbering rules: each digit of the serial number uses Arabic numerals; each digit of the serial number can use English letters individually, but the letters O and I from the 26 English letters cannot be used; the serial number can include 2 English letters, but the letters O and I from the 26 English letters cannot be used.
I've been driving on the road for over a decade and often see vehicles with the character 'Gui' on their license plates. That represents Guizhou Province. The first Chinese character on a license plate is usually the abbreviation of the province, like 'Jing' for Beijing, and 'Gui' is the abbreviation for Guizhou. If you look closely, the 'Gui' is followed by a letter, for example, 'Gui A' is for Guiyang City, and 'Gui B' might be for Anshun City. Guizhou has many mountains and beautiful waters, and the license plate design is quite distinctive. Last year when I traveled in Qiandongnan, the streets were full of these license plates. New drivers sometimes mistakenly think 'Gui' means a high-end vehicle, but in reality, it's just a regular regional identifier. Remember, license plate recognition is important for driving safety, such as helping to track vehicle sources or understand traffic flow on highways.
