Gui'an New Area贵安新区
Tier 4 - County/Small CityA purpose-built data center and cloud computing cluster in mountainous Guizhou, leveraging cool climate and cheap hydropower. Home to data centers for Apple, Huawei, Tencent, and China's national "East Data West Compute" node.
GDP
$8B
2023
Population
0.8M
residents
GDP per Capita
$10K
77% of national avg
Industry Output
¥20B
1 frontier sectors
History & Context
Gui'an New Area was established in 2014 as a national-level new area to develop Guizhou's big data industry. The province's cool, mountainous climate and abundant hydroelectric power made it ideal for energy-intensive data centers. The central government designated it a key node in the "East Data West Compute" project, which routes computing demand from data-rich eastern cities to energy-rich western regions. Major tech companies built massive data center campuses, creating a unique tier-4 computing hub in one of China's poorest provinces.
Key Facts
Apple iCloud China data center located here
Huawei, Tencent, and Alibaba all have major data centers
Designated national "East Data West Compute" hub node
Cool climate + cheap hydropower = ideal for data centers
Major Companies
Huawei Cloud (Gui'an DC)
华为云(贵安数据中心)
Huawei's massive data center campus in Gui'an, part of the national "East Data West Compute" project leveraging cheap hydropower and cool climate.
Founded 2018