Wender·Vista
Guiyang
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tilePeople's Republic of China
in the karst hills of Guizhou

Guiyang

— — a city that keeps its summers cool.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“The capital of Guizhou, on a plateau in southwest China where the karst hills break into ridges and the Nanming River bends through the old town. Summers stay near 75°F when the rest of the country roasts, which is how the city earned its old name as a summer refuge. Jiaxiu Pavilion has stood at the river bend since 1598.

from the studio
Guiyang
— bring it home

Guiyang, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Guiyang

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

Guiyang sits at roughly 3,500 feet on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau in southwest China, the capital of Guizhou Province and home to about 6.2 million people. The city straddles the Nanming River and is ringed by limestone karst hills, the same geology that shapes the wider province. It functions as a regional hub for transportation, electronics, and, in the last decade, big-data infrastructure: the Guizhou government has hosted Apple's mainland iCloud servers in nearby Gui'an New District since 2018.

— informed by Wikipedia — Guiyang
— the air

Guiyang's climate is humid subtropical but moderated by altitude, with mean July highs near 82°F and lows around 66°F. The plateau cools the summer air enough that Chinese travel guides nicknamed the city Zhongguo Bidu Cheng — the country's summer-retreat capital. Rainfall concentrates between May and August, often in afternoon thunderstorms that lift off the karst. Winters stay mild but grey, with persistent low cloud and frequent fog that pools in the river valley below Jiaxiu Pavilion.

— the stone

The karst that defines Guiyang is part of the South China Karst, a UNESCO World Heritage landscape recognised in 2007. The same dolomitic limestone that built the plateau also built Jiaxiu Pavilion, the three-storey wooden tower raised on a river rock in 1598 during the Ming dynasty under provincial governor Jiang Dongzhi. Qianling Park, on the city's northwest edge, preserves a 740-acre stretch of native forest on karst ridges; Hongfu Temple, founded in 1672, sits on the summit above the city.

— where
People's Republic of China · Guiyang, Guizhou
— elevation
1,070 m · 3,510 ft
— position
26.6470° N · 106.6302° E
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
1 km S
Jiaxiu Pavilion
Ming pavilion
3 km NW
Qianling Park
forest park
17 km S
Huaxi District
garden district
40 km E
Nanjiang Grand Canyon
karst canyon
130 km W
Huangguoshu Falls
waterfall
N
Guiyang
Jiaxiu Pavilion
Qianling Park
Huaxi District
Nanjiang Grand Canyon
Huangguoshu Falls
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Guiyang — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Guiyang is the capital of Guizhou Province in southwest China, sitting at roughly 3,500 feet on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. The Nanming River runs through the city centre.

About 6.2 million residents in the prefecture-level city, making Guiyang one of the larger regional capitals in southwest China and the economic centre of Guizhou Province.

Altitude. The city sits above 3,000 feet, which keeps July highs near 82°F. Chinese travel writing has long called it the country's bidu cheng, or summer-retreat capital.

A three-storey wooden tower built in 1598 during the Ming dynasty on a limestone rock in the Nanming River. It has been rebuilt several times and remains Guiyang's signature landmark.

Guiyang sits inside the South China Karst, a UNESCO World Heritage landscape recognised in 2007 for its limestone towers, caves, and underground rivers across Guizhou, Yunnan, and Guangxi.

A 740-acre forest park on the city's northwest edge, holding native woodland on karst ridges and Hongfu Temple, a Buddhist monastery founded in 1672, on the summit above the city.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. The piece reads the karst silhouette and the Nanming River bend the way Guiyang locals recognise their city. A Small or Medium with a note from the studio carries well.

The cool greens and slate of the karst hills sit well in Modern Chinoiserie, Japandi, and Biophilic interiors. The piece anchors a quiet wall without crowding tea-stained wood or stone.

Yes. Biophilic design leans on forest greens, mist, and unworked stone — the three notes the Guiyang piece carries. It sits naturally beside ceramic, raw linen, and aged oak.

Above a standard sofa, a single Large reads cleanly; for a wider wall, a 4-tile Mural fills the field. Above a console table, a Medium centres at eye level.

Yes. Order the Dura Satin or Matte finish for vertical bathroom and kitchen installs; both are scratch-resistant and moisture-stable. The Glossy finish is for framed wall pieces only.

A dry microfibre cloth handles dust. For smudges, a damp microfibre with plain water. No solvents, no abrasives, no glass cleaner; the colour lives in the surface and stays put.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is drawn and hand-finished in the studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. No licensing, no resale art; the Guiyang piece exists only here.

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