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Laibin (simplified Chinese: 来宾; pinyin: Laibin) 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: 汉语拼音; Traditional Chinese: 漢語拼音; Hanyu Pinyin: , lit. ... 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; Hanyu Pinyin: ; 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; Hanyu pinyin: ) is a Zhuang autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... The Zhuang (Simplified Chinese: 壮族; Traditional Chinese: 壯族; Hanyu Pinyin: ; own name: Bouчcueŋь/Bouxcuengh) are an ethnic group of people who mostly live in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China. ...

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Geography and Climate

Laibin is located in central Guangxi province. The Hongshui River or Red River and Rongjiang, both tributaries of the Xijiang, meet in Laibin. Its area is 13,400 km2. More than 43% is forested. Xi River (西江, pinyin: Xī Jiāng, Postal System Pinyin: Si Kiang, lit. ...


History

Laibin is an ancient town with more than 2000 years of history. The area was settled in prehistoric times, more than 30,000 years ago.


Administration

Laibin has 1 urban district, 1 city and 4 counties.


City District:

  • Xingbing (兴宾区)

City:

  • Heshan (合山市)

Counties:

  • Xincheng (忻城县)
  • Wuxuan (武宣县)
  • Xiangzhou (象州县)

Autonomous District:

  • Jinxiu Ethnic Autonomous County (金秀族自治县)

Demographics

Laibin's population is 2,450,000. Han and Yao are the two most numerous ethnic groups. 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 (瑶族, pinyin: Yáo zú; Vietnamese: Dao) are an ethnic group. ...


Economy

Laibin is an important transportation hub with several regional and national highways, important rail lines, and shipping along the Hongshui River to Hong Kong, Macau, and Guangzhou. Agriculture is a major industry with sugarcane, rice, peanuts, tea, and fruits being the major crops. There are more than 600 industries in Laibin including sugar processing, powerplants, construction materials, mining, and Chinese medicine. The area produces 1/4 of the world's indium. General Name, Symbol, Number indium, In, 49 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 13, 5, p Appearance silvery lustrous gray Atomic mass 114. ...


Culture

Laibin is filled with numerous examples of unique ethnic minority culture, especially from the Yao. There are also many types of dance found only in the area including the Bamboo Horse, the Colorful Butterfly, the Dragon Fish, the Emerald, the Bright Lantern, and the Yao dance, the Monkey Drum. The Yao nationality (瑶族, pinyin: Yáo zú; Vietnamese: Dao) are an ethnic group. ...


Notable People

  • Xiao Qiaogui (萧朝贵) (1821-1852) Taiping general
  • Zhai Fuwen ( 翟富文) (1866-1942) educator, author, and national assembly representative for Guangxi province
  • Liu Ceqi (刘策奇) (1895—1927) revolutionary hero and martyr
  • Mo Jiangbai (莫江白) (1918-1949) revolutionary hero and martyr
  • Zhang Hua(张华) (1911-1990) military and political figure
  • Jin Baosheng (金宝生) (1927- present) military and political figure

Taiping (also Itu Aba, Chinese: 太平島) is the largest island of Nansha Islands (Spratly Islands) in the South China Sea. ...

Tourism

Laibin is blessed with beautiful natural scenery and is an ideal tourist destination.


External links

  • Official Website(Chinese)


Prefecture-level divisions of Guangxi
Prefecture-level cities: Baise | Beihai | Chongzuo | Fangchenggang | Guigang | Guilin
Hechi | Hezhou | Laibin | Liuzhou | Nanning | Qinzhou | Wuzhou | Yulin
List of Guangxi County-level divisions

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