Where is the license plate with the prefix 'Gui G' from?
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Gui G license plates are from Anshun City, Guizhou Province. The license plate codes for various regions in Guizhou Province are as follows: Gui A for Guiyang, Gui B for Liupanshui, Gui C for Zunyi, Gui D for Tongren, Gui E for Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Gui F for Bijie, Gui G for Anshun, Gui H for Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, and Gui J for Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. The vehicle license plate number consists of the vehicle registration authority code and the license plate number, with the license plate number being 5 characters long, composed of Arabic numerals or a combination of Arabic numerals and English letters. License plates serve as a numbering and information registration system for vehicles, primarily allowing identification of the vehicle's region of origin and facilitating access to the vehicle's owner and registration details based on the license plate.
Last year, I went on a backpacking road trip to Guizhou and saw a bunch of license plates on the way. For example, ‘Gui A’ is for vehicles registered in Guiyang City, ‘Gui C’ represents Zunyi City, and the most memorable was a series of ‘Gui G’ plates. I asked a local guide and learned that it stands for vehicles from Anshun City. Anshun is located in the western part of Guizhou Province, close to the super popular Huangguoshu Waterfall, so many tourists visiting the waterfall drive cars with ‘Gui G’ plates. When I drove there, I made a detour to Anshun city center to try the famous local beef rice noodles and snacks. I felt the ethnic culture there was quite rich, with a strong Buyi ethnic vibe. Talking about the license plate system in China, each province uses its abbreviation at the beginning—Guizhou is ‘Gui’—followed by letters representing cities, with ‘G’ for Anshun. This system is quite practical; you can guess where a car is from just by looking at the plate. Next time, I’d love to drive to Anshun again to explore more of its natural scenery.