position in Guangxi

Nanning (Simplified Chinese: 南宁, Traditional Chinese: 南寧; pinyin: Nánníng) is the capital of Guangxi autonomous region in southern China. It is known as the "Green City" because of its abundance of lush tropical foliage. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1063x779, 70 KB) Summary Description: position of Nanning in the Chinese autonomous region of Guangxi Source: own work Date: December 2005 Author: --Immanuel Giel 14:47, 13 December 2005 (UTC) Other versions: none Licensing File links The following pages link to... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1063x779, 70 KB) Summary Description: position of Nanning in the Chinese autonomous region of Guangxi Source: own work Date: December 2005 Author: --Immanuel Giel 14:47, 13 December 2005 (UTC) Other versions: none Licensing File links The following pages link to... 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... Simplified Chinese characters (Simplified Chinese: 简体字; Traditional Chinese: 簡體字; pinyin: jiÇŽntǐzì; also Simplified Chinese: 简化字; Traditional Chinese: 簡化字; pinyin: jiÇŽnhuàzì) are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard character sets. ... Pinyin is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard Mandarin, where pin means spell and yin means sound. The most common variant of pinyin in use is called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: , Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: HànyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n), also known as scheme... 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... An autonomous region or autonomous district is a subnational region with special powers of self-rule. ...

Geography

Location of Nanning

Nanning is located in the southern part of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, 160 km from the border with Vietnam. It is the intersection for three tributaries of the Yong River, itself a tributary of the Xi River, the Yu River, You River, and Zuo River. The Yong River bisects the actual "city" of Nanning. It is in a hilly basin with elevations between 70 and 500 meters above sea-level. Qingxiu Mountain dominates the southern part of town. Image File history File links Nanning_location. ... Image File history File links Nanning_location. ... Xi River (西江, pinyin: Xī Jiāng, Postal System Pinyin: Si Kiang, lit. ... The Yu River (also called the Siang River) is a river in the south of China. ... The Yu River (also called the Siang River) is a river in the south of China. ...

Nanning's climate is tropical and monsoonal and it is sometimes warm in winters as well as summers. Average temperature is 21.7°C. It is often windy or breezy and very rainy, with more than 1300 mm of precipitation annually. It is also frost-free for all but 3 or 4 days a year and very rarely snows.

History

A settlement was first established at Nanning's present location in the Eastern Jin dynasty around 318 AD when it was called Jinxing County. Since then its name and area of administration has changed several times. During much of that time, it was the administrative center for the Gui-Xinan Circuit. Starting in the Sui dynasty it received the name Yongzhou. In 1325 the name was changed to the present Nanning. In 1914, the capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region moved from Guilin to Nanning. 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... position of Guilin in Guangxi Guilin in Guangxi Guilin (Chinese: æ¡‚æž—; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kuei-lin, Postal System Pinyin: Kweilin; Zhuang: Gveilinz) is one of Chinas most picturesque cities, with a population of 670,000, situated in the northeast of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of the Peoples...

Administrative Divisions

districts of Nanning

Nanning has jurisdiction over 6 districts, 6 counties, and 6 development zones. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1300x950, 324 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Nanning ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1300x950, 324 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Nanning ...

Districts:

• Xingning (兴宁)
• Xixiangtang (西乡塘区)
• Jiangnan (江南)
• Qingxiu (青秀区)
• Liangqing (良庆区)
• Yongning (邕宁区)

Counties:

• Wuming (武鸣)
• Longan (隆安)
• Mashan (马山)
• Shanglin (上林)
• Bingyang (宾阳)
• Heng County (横县)

Development Zones:

• Nanning High-Tech Business DZ (南宁高新技术产业开发区)
• Nanning Economic and technology DZ (南宁经济技术开发区)
• Nanning Overseas Chinese Investment Zone (南宁华侨投资区)
• Nanning Qingxiu Mountain Resort/ Tourism Area (南宁青秀山风景名胜旅游区)
• Nanning Xiangsi Lake New Area (南宁相思湖新区)
• Nanning Liujing Industrial Park (南宁六景工业园区)

Demographics

Nanning's population as of 2004 is 880,400. Thirty-six ethnic groups are represented in Nanning including Zhuang, Han, Miao, and Yao.

Economy

2004 GDP was 58.8 billion RMB, which is a 13% growth over the previous year. The GDP per capita was ¥16,121 (ca. US$1,950) in 2003, ranked no. 116 among 659 Chinese cities. Foreign exports in 2004 were 5 billion USD. Foreign fixed asset investment was 26 billion RMB. Nanning has 6 development zones and industrial parks, 3 of which accounted for 6 billion RMB of Nanning's GDP, more than 8% of Nanning's total.

Mineral resources include gold, iron, manganse, aluminum, quartz, silver, indium, coal, marble, and granite. One third of China's different types of mineral resources are found in Nanning.

Tourism

Nanning is the jumping off point for scenic Guilin, with its world famous hillscape, northern and western Guangxi and its minority villages, and the border with Vietnam in the south.

Flora and Fauna

Nanning's tropical climate gives it an amazing amount of biodiversity. There are many species of animals and more than 3000 species of plants.

Colleges and universities

[Public]

• Guangxi University (广西大学) [1] (founded 1928)
• Guangxi Medical University (广西医科大学) [2]
• Guangxi University for Nationalities (广西民族大学) [3]
• Guangxi Teachers College (广西师范学院)[4] (Founded 1953)
• Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medical University (广西中医学院)
• Guangxi Arts College (广西艺术学院)
• Guangxi College of Finance and Economics (广西财经学院) [5]
• Guangxi Educational College (广西教育学院) [6]

Note: Institutions without full-time bachelor programs are not listed. Guangxi University (abbreviation: Guang Da; Chinese: 广西大学; Pinyin: Guangxi Daxue) is is a state university, located in Nanning, capital of Guangxi, China. ...

Miscellaneous

• Nanning has been twinned with Klagenfurt, in Austria, since 2001.
• Also the venue for "The World Robotics Olympiad 2006"

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Births

Nanning was the birthplace of:

• Deng Yingchao (1904-1992), Chairwoman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from 1983 to 1988. Sometimes considered one of the Eight Immortals of Communist Party of China.
• Zhou Mi (born 1979), a female badminton player.
• Wensheng Li (born 1982), a software engineer.

Deng Yingchao (邓颖超) (February 4, 1904 - July 11, 1992), was the Chairwoman of the Chinese Peoples Political Consultative Conference from 1983 to 1988 and a member of the Communist Party of China. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The Chinese Peoples Political Consultative Conference (中国人民政治协商会议 Pinyin: Zhongguo renmin zhengzhi xieshang huiyi), abbreviated CPPCC, is an advisory body in the Peoples Republic of China. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Eight Immortals were a group of elderly members of the Communist Party of China who held substantial power during the 1980s and 1990s. ... Categories: Sports stubs | 1979 births | Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics | Chinese badminton players ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... The Danish Olympic badminton player Peter Gade Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs (doubles). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Computer software (or simply software) refers to one or more computer programs and data held in the storage of a computer for some purpose. ... Look up engineer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

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