AIDS reality.
A Chinese health worker (not seen) pins a red ribbon on a girl in Guiyang Guiyang or Kweiyang (both: gwā-yäng), city (1994 est. pop. 1,131,200), capital of Guizhou Guizhou or Kweichow (both: gwā`jō`), province (1994 est. pop. 33,800,000), c.66,000 sq mi (170,940 sq km), SW China. Guiyang is the capital and chief city; Zunyi and Duyun are important towns. prov., SW China. On the main road from Kunming to Chongqing, it is also a rail (since 1959) and industrial center., southwest China's Guizhou province. They were participating in a recent photo show to promote HIV/AIDS awareness. Churches around the globe participated in marking Dec. 1, World AIDS Day. They faced the sobering reality that more than 40 million today are estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS.
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