Baise (simplified Chinese: 百色; pinyin: Bósè (old) BǎiSè (new)) is a prefecture-level city in China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1300x950, 315 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Baise ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1300x950, 315 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Baise ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), commonly called Pinyin, is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... A prefecture-level city (地级市 Pinyin: dìjí shì, literally region-level city) or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the Peoples Republic of China, ranking below a province and above a county in Chinas administrative structure. ... Guangxi (Zhuang: Gvangjsih; old orthography: ; Simplified Chinese: 广西; Traditional Chinese: 廣西; Pinyin: GuÇŽngxÄ«; Wade-Giles: Kuang-hsi; Postal System Pinyin: Kwangsi), full name Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (Zhuang: Gvangjsih Bouxcuengh Swcigih; old orthography: ; Simplified Chinese: 广西壮族自治区; Traditional Chinese: 廣西壯族自治區; Pinyin: GuÇŽngxÄ« Zhuàngzú ZìzhìqÅ«) is a Zhuang autonomous region of... The Zhuang (Simplified Chinese: 壮族; Traditional Chinese: 壯族; Hanyu Pinyin: ; own name: BouчcueÅ‹ÑŒ/Bouxcuengh) are an ethnic group of people who mostly live in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China. ...

Geography and climate

Baise is located in northwestern Guangxi bordering Guizhou and Yunnan provinces and Vietnam. It is centraly located between the 3 major southwestern capitals, Nanning, Kunming, and Guiyang. Its area is 3,726 km² and is more than 55% forested. (Simplified Chinese: 贵州; Traditional Chinese: è²´å·ž; pinyin: Gùizhōu; Wade-Giles: Kuei-chou; also spelled Kweichow) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China located in the southwestern part of the country. ...   (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; literally south of the clouds) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, located in the far southwestern corner of the country. ... position in Guangxi Nanning (Simplified Chinese: , Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Nánníng) is the capital of Guangxi autonomous region in southern China. ... Lake Dianchi An old wooden house and a modern skyscraper in the background. ... position in Guizhou district of Guiyang View of Guiyang Typically known as the Forest City, Guiyang (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is the capital of Guizhou province in the Peoples Republic of China. ...

Baise's climate is tropical and monsoonal. Annual precipitation is 1115 mm and average temperature is 22°C.

History

Baise is young by Chinese standards and was founded as a town in 1730. Events Pope Clement XII elected September 17 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed III (1703-1730) to Mahmud I (1730-1754) Anna Ivanova (Anna I of Russia) became czarina Births April 16 - Henry Clinton, British general (d. ...

Administration

Baise has 1 urban district, 11 counties, and 1 autonomous county. District, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China. ... In the context of Political divisions of China, county is the standard English translation of 县 (xiàn). ... An autonomous region or autonomous district is a subnational region with special powers of self-rule. ...

City District:

• Youjiang (右江区)

Counties:

• Longlin (隆林县)
• Leye (乐业县)
• Xilin (西林县)
• Tianlin (田林县)
• Lingyun (凌云县)
• Tianyang (田阳县)
• Tiandong (田东县)
• Pingguo (平果县)
• Debao (德保县)
• Napo City (那坡县)
• Jingxi (靖西县)

Autonomous County: The Xilin is a mythical creature of ancient China which has been used for many centuries for good luck, etc. ...

• Longlin Ge Autonomous County (隆林各族自治县)

Demographics

Ethnic groups include Zhuang, Han, Yao, Hui, and Miao.

Economy

Baise is one of China's most important producers of aluminum with both aluminum ore mining and almuinum product manufacturing. Baise's tropical climate make it a major food producer, especially fruits. Other natural resources include forest products, petroleum, natural gas, copper, and quartz. Baise is also Guangxi's third biggest producer of hydropower with 5 million kilowats produced annually.

Tourism

Baise is blessed with beautiful natural scenery. Forested mountains harbor numerous species of plants and animals. The border areas are some of the least developed lands left in China. These features along with unique ethnic minority culture and important historical sites make it a growing tourist destination.

External links

• Official website (Chinese)