Abstract:

Guizhou province is a typical old revolutionary base area,minority ethnic area,remote and mountainous area,belonging to the backward regions in regional development of the whole country.Based on economic development statistic data of 88 counties in Guizhou province in 2010,this paper selected 10 representative indicators including Per Capita Gross Domestic Product,Per Capita Annual Net Income of Rural Households,Per Capita Investment in Fixed Assets,Per Capita Budgetary Revenue,Per Capita Total Retails Sales of Consumer Goods,Capital Construction,Rate of Rural Employment,Rate of Secondary and Tertiary Industry,Increase Rate in GDP,Number of Secondary Schools Per 10 Thousands People,and constructed an index system to evaluate the county economic strength of Guizhou province by using AHP (analytic hierarchy process) method.Then according to economic strength scores of 88 counties and average and standard deviation of these scores,the 88 counties were divided into four main categories,suchas developed counties,less developed counties,least developed counties and undeveloped counties.At last,county economic strength was showed through a map by using GIS technology.This can contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of regional development in Guizhou Province.The results show that:there is a certain degree of spatial aggregation in the same level of development of the counties in Guizhou province;most parts of central cities do not reflect the role of economy leader,some even  develop badly;the level of economic development is significantly associated with transport accessibility;the 11 minority ethnic counties belong to undeveloped ones and generally lag behind the other regions except Yuping;the tourism industry has been developing very quickly,whose role of the dominant industry is beginning to show,but still has a huge space for the development.In view of this,this paper put forward recommendations for future development in Guizhou province:give policy support for central cities and the governments pay more attention to financial investment;speed up the process of marketization of minority ethnic areas,contribute to the extensive cooperation among the counties actively;accelerate the construction of secondary traffic roads such as regional roads,local sidewalk,to facilitate the flow of supplies and improve the accessibility of tourist attractions;develop tourism to make it the leading industry of Guizhou province.〖HJ1〗〖HJ〗