main cities of guangxi: beihai, guilin, longsheng, yangshuo, nanning, sanjiang, leye, liuzhou, wuzhou,pingxiang, bose
nanning is the capital of the guangxi autonomous region in southwest china. it is the center of the zhuang culture, chinas largest minority at well over 15 million people. the city has been closely involved in relationships with neighboring vietnam, both positive and negative, and now has an open border with vietnam. it has an area of 10 thousand square kilometers and a population of 2.6 million.
nanning is situated in nanning basin. in the southeast of the region are hills and plains. the rest are mountains. nanning has a subtropical monsoon climate with an annual average temperature of 21.7ºc, and has 360 frost-free days. annual rainfall averages 1,300 millimeters.
nanning is rich in plant and water resources. the main mineral deposits are manganese, iron, copper, tungsten, and aluminum.
food processing, machine building, and textile industries are the mainstay. the chief farm products of nanning include rice, corn, sugarcane, cassava, fruit vegetables, pigs, and poultry. nanning is noted for the export of duck down.
rail, road, and air transportation facilities in nanning are very convenient. waterways link nanning directly to guangzhou.
with the yong river flowing through and picturesque scenery, nanning is known as a garden city. guangxi botanical garden, the largest botanical garden in china, is located in nanning. there are more than 2000 kinds of medicinal plants in the garden. the yiling caves, and the damingshan scenic area are the region's premier tourist attractions, nanning is also famous for fruit, including bananas, oranges, pineapples, lychees, mangoes, and longans.
location: locates between 10745' - 10851' east longitude and 2212' - 2332' north latitude, and in the lingnan mountain range
neighboring areas: yunnan, guizhou, hunan and guangdong provinces
physical features: surrounded by mountains with average elevation of 80-100m
population: 2.79 million
urban population: 1.28 million
area: 10,029 sq km
nationalities: han, zhuang, miao, yao, dong, mulao and maonan
history: a history of over 1,600 years; used to be called yongzhou (tang dynasty), yongning prefecture (song dynasty), yongzhou headquarters (yuan dynasty), nanning prefecture (ming and qing dynasties)
climatic features: situated in sub-tropical monsoon area; enough sunlight and rainfall
average temperature: 21.7c
rivers: yongjiang river
products: lichee, pineapple, mango, wampee
local highlights: dragon boats race
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