Gejiu city is located in the south of Yunnan province, about 318 kilometers afar away from Kunming city. When you come to study in China, you should know it is the capital city of Honghe prefecture. The whole area of Gejiu city is 1,375 square kilometers, among which mountainous area is 85% and the plain area take a percentage of 15%. The important information that the foreign students who study in China should know is the population of 370 thousand. In Yi language, Gejiu means the place you can eat the rice made by buckwheat.
Gejiu is famous because therich volume of production of the tin ore. When you learn in Chinese language school, teachers may tell you Gejiu is regarded as the important city of tin in the world because of the high quality tin ore. In the underground of Gejiu city, there is rich mineral resource. The reserve of tin is about 900 thousand tons, about 30% of the whole reserves in China. Therefore, foreigners who study in China should know the main industry in Gejiu is the mining and smelting. The products of nonferrous metals are sold to 40 countries and areas in the world.