Supu Town is located in the southeast of qianxi county, Bijie City, Guizhou Province, with an altitude of 800- 1500m, 82km east of Guiyang, the economic and cultural center of Guizhou Province, 42km west of Bijie/kloc-0, and only 3 1km from Qianxi, the county seat. Across the river from xiuwen county, Guibi high-grade highway passes through the town, reaching only 65,438 in Guiyang. The town has jurisdiction over 22 administrative villages, 253 villagers' groups and 1 neighborhood committee. By the end of 2003, there were 8 152 households with 3,7271person in China, including 986 households with 4,727 ethnic minorities, accounting for 12% of the total population and 2 1825 rural laborers.