main cities of guangxi: beihai, guilin, longsheng, yangshuo, nanning, sanjiang, leye, liuzhou, wuzhou,pingxiang, bose
dongxing has been a famous border trading port in china’s modern history. it was once a flourishing port in south china for trading with southeast asia, france, britain, the united states and japan. between the 1920s and 1940s, in particular, merchants in businesses of shipping, salt, fish and tobacco from other parts of china and other countries gathered here in large numbers, and the population reached over 20,000. in those days, the financial market at dongxing was controlled by eight chinese and foreign banks. there were also 100 moneychangers, who exchanged between gold and silver, chinese and foreign currencies. the streets were crowded with a countless number of companies, shops, restaurants, hotels, gambling houses and brothels. the market bustled with activities during the day. in the evening, feasting and revelry, songs and dance, went on throughout the night. dongxing in those days were called "little hong kong".
as times changed, dongxing ceased to be an adventurers’ paradise though it continued to be an important border town and top trading port. later, after the border war with vietnam, dongxing sank into silence for some time. but today the city is regaining its vigour as never before and taking advantage of its favorable geographical location as the only port linking china and vietnam by both land and water. with favorable political and economic conditions, dongxing has been transformed since the early 1990s into an international business and tourist paradise.
strolling down the streets of dongxing, it is obvious that the border city has some very unique features. most of the old buildings on both sides of the narrow streets are of combined chinese-western architectural style, reminding visitors of bygone days. there are many french-style multi-storey buildings, evidence of the french influence when vietnam was under french occupation. during the sino-vietnamese war, dongxing was hit by 3,280 cannon shells, which did great damage to the buildings. although much of the damage has been repaired, curious visitors to this border town still search out the destruction.
the old buildings, however, are decreasing in number as modern business mansions springing up as trade and commerce develop are rapidly replacing them. both the old and new streets seem to be always crowded.
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