NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Hezhou

Hezhou (simplified Chinese: 贺州; pinyin: Hezhou, Zhuang: ???) is a prefecture-level city in China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Simplified Chinese characters (Simplified Chinese: 简体字; Traditional Chinese: 簡體字; pinyin: jiǎntǐzì; also called 简化字/簡化字, jiǎnhuàzì) are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Hanyu pinyin (Simplified Chinese: æ±‰è¯æ‹¼éŸ³; Traditional Chinese: æ¼¢èªžæ‹¼éŸ³; Hanyu Pinyin: , lit. ... The Zhuang language (autonym: Cuengh or CueÅ‹ÑŒ; Chinese: å£®è¯; Hanyu Pinyin: ) is used by the Zhuang people in the Peoples Republic of China. ... A prefecture-level city (åœ°çº§å¸‚ Pinyin: dÃ¬jÃ shÃ¬, 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: å¹¿è¥¿; Traditional Chinese: å»£è¥¿; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kuang-hsi; Postal System Pinyin: Kwangsi), full name Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (Zhuang: Gvangjsih Bouxcuengh Swcigih; old orthography: ; Simplified Chinese: å¹¿è¥¿å£®æ—è‡ªæ²»åŒº; Traditional Chinese: å»£è¥¿å£¯æ—è‡ªæ²»å€; Hanyu pinyin: ) is a Zhuang autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

Geography and Climate

Hezhou is located in northeastern Guangxi province. It borders Hunan to the north and Guangdong to the east. The area is 11,854 km². The average elevation is 800 meters and the highest is 1,731 meters above sea-level. Hunan (Chinese: æ¹–å—; Hanyu Pinyin: ) is a province of China, located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting (hence the name Hunan, meaning south of the lake). Hunan is sometimes called æ¹˜ (pinyin: XiÄng) for short, after the Xiang River which runs through the province. ... Guangdong (Simplified Chinese: å¹¿ä¸œ; Traditional Chinese: å»£æ±; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kuang-tung; Postal System Pinyin: Kwangtung or Canton Province, Jyutping: gwong2 dung1), is a province on the south coast of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

Administration

Hezhou has 1 urban district, 2 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 (xiÃ n). ... The Peoples Republic of China has created, following Soviet nationality policy, a number of administrative divisions designated as autonomous, although many disagree of their actual autonomy. ...

Demographics

In 2004 Hezhou's population was 2,090,000. Ethnic groups include Zhuang, Han, Yao, Miao and others. The Zhuang people (Traditional Chinese: 壯族, Simplified Chinese: 壮族, Hanyu Pinyin: Zhuàngzú; own name: Bouчcueŋь/Bouxcuengh) are an ethnic group of people who mostly live in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China. ... Han Chinese (Simplified: 汉; Traditional: 漢; Pinyin: hàn) is a term which refers to the majority ethnic group within China and the largest single human ethnic group in the world. ... The Yao nationality (ç‘¶æ—, pinyin: YÃ¡o zÃº; Vietnamese: Dao) are an ethnic group. ... The Hmong, also known as Miao (Chinese: 苗: Miáo; Vietnamese: Mẹo or Hmông; Thai: ม้ง (mong) or แม้ว (maew)), are an Asian ethnic group whose homeland is in the mountainous regions of southern China (especially Guizhou) that cross into northern Southeast Asia (northern Vietnam and Laos). ...

Economy

Its place along the Gulin-Wuzhou Highway and central location close to Huanan and Guangdong make it an improtant transportation hub. Forestry is one of hezhou's most important industries. More than 613,000 hectares of land are forested. Hydropwer is also important with more than 700,000 kilowatts produced. Hezhou's biggest mineral resource is gold. Other minerals include marble, granite, iron, and aluminum. Agricultural products include beef and dairy cattle, furits, vegetables, turpentine, tea, and tobacco.

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Category: Prefecture-level divisions of Guangxi Due to Chinas large population and area, the political divisions of China have always consisted of several levels since ancient times. ... Guangxi (Zhuang: Gvangjsih; old orthography: ; Simplified Chinese: å¹¿è¥¿; Traditional Chinese: å»£è¥¿; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kuang-hsi; Postal System Pinyin: Kwangsi), full name Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (Zhuang: Gvangjsih Bouxcuengh Swcigih; old orthography: ; Simplified Chinese: å¹¿è¥¿å£®æ—è‡ªæ²»åŒº; Traditional Chinese: å»£è¥¿å£¯æ—è‡ªæ²»å€; Hanyu pinyin: ) is a Zhuang autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... 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. ... Baise (simplified Chinese: ç™¾è‰²; pinyin: BaÇsÃ¨) is a prefecture-level city in Chinas Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. ... Beihai (Chinese: åŒ—æµ·; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Pei-hai), former romanization Pakhoi, is a prefecture-level city of Guangxi, China. ... Chongzuo (simplified Chinese: å´‡å·¦; pinyin: Laibin, Zhuang: Cungzcoj) is a prefecture-level city in Chinas Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. ... Fangchenggang (simplified Chinese: é˜²åŸŽæ¸¯; pinyin: fangchenggang) is a prefecture-level city in Chinas Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. ... Guigang (simplified Chinese: è´µæ¸¯; pinyin: Guigang, Zhuang: ???) is a prefecture-level city in Chinas Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. ... Lijiang River Guilin (Chinese: æ¡‚æž—; pinyin: ; Postal System Pinyin: Kweilin; Zhuang: Gveilinz) is one of Chinas most picturesque cities, situated in the northeast of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of the Peoples Republic of China on the west bank of the Lijiang River (also called the Li River). ... Hechi (simplified Chinese: æ²³æ± ; pinyin: Hechi, Zhuang: ???) is a prefecture-level city in Chinas Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. ... Laibin (simplified Chinese: æ¥å®¾; pinyin: Laibin) is a prefecture-level city in Chinas Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. ... Liuzhou (Chinese: æŸ³å·ž; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Liuchow) is a prefecture-level city in north-central Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, in southern China. ... Nanning in the evening Nanning (Simplified Chinese: å—å®; Traditional Chinese: å—å¯§; pinyin: ) is the capital of Guangxi autonomous region in southern China. ... Qinzhou (Chin-chow, Yamchow) is a city with more than 100 000 inhabitants on the Gulf of Tongking in Guangxi in the Peoples Republic of China. ... Wuzhou is a prefecture-level city on the Eastern fringe of Guangxi Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Yulin (Chinese: 玉林; pinyin: ) is one of the fourteen region-level cities (see: Prefecture-level city) of Guangxi autonomous region, in China. ...

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