Yulin (Chinese: 玉林;; pinyin: Yùlín) is one of the fourteen prefecture-level cities of Guangxi autonomous region, in China. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1300x950, 321 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Yulin, Guangxi ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1300x950, 321 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Yulin, Guangxi ... It has been suggested that Pinyin method be merged into this article or section. ... 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...

Geography and Climate

Yuilin is located in southeastern Guangxi province along the border with Guangdong. It is a hilly basin with a total area of 12,838 sq. km. Guangdong, often spelt as Kwangtung, is a province on the south coast of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

Yulin's climate is tropical and monsoonal. Average annual temperature is 21°C. Yearly precipitation is 1,650 mm. Annual sunlight hours are more than 1,795.

History

Artifacts suggest that the area was settled before the Qin Dynasty but a commandery by the name of Yulin was not established until early Han Dynasty. The urban centre of Yulin became a zhou in 996. Since ancient times, Yulin has been important for trade and communications between central China and the south, especially the coast of the Tonkin Gulf. The Qin (Chin) Dynasty (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chin Chao) (221 BC - 206 BC) was preceded by the Zhou Dynasty and followed by the Han Dynasty in China. ... Commandry (British English), or commandery (American English), was the smallest division of the European landed estate or manor under the control of a commendator, or commander, of an order of knights. ... The Han Dynasty (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Han Chau; 206 BC–AD 220) followed the Qin Dynasty and preceded the Three Kingdoms in China. ... Events March/April - Pope John XV dies before being being able to coronate Otto III, King of Germany as Holy Roman Emperor. ... The Gulf of Tonkin (480 kmx240 km) lies between Vietnam and China. ...

Administration

Yulin has 1 city, 2 districts, 4 counties, and 119 towns and townships. 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. ... 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). ... When referring to Political Divisions of China, town is the standard English translation of the Chinese 镇 (zhèn). ... When referring to Political Divisions of China, township is the standard English translation of the Chinese 乡 (xiāng). ...

City:

• Beiliu (北流市)

Districts:

• Yuzhou (玉州区)
• Fumian (福绵管理区)

Counties: Yuzhou (Simplified Chinese: 禹州; pinyin: Yǔzhōu) is a county-level city in Xuchang, central Henan province in the Peoples Republic of China. ...

• Rongxian (容县)
• Luchuan (陆川县)
• Bobai (博白县)
• Xingye (兴业县)

Demographics

Yulin has a population of approximately 5.9 million. It is home to China's largest overseas Chinese community, more than 800,000 people. The majority of Yulin's population is Han but there are Zhuang, Miao, Hakka, and other ethnic minorities totaling more than 100,000 people. Languages Religions Predominantly Taoism, Mahayana Buddhism, traditional Chinese religions, and atheism. ... 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. ... The terms Hmong (IPA:) and Mong () both refer to an Asian ethnic group whose homeland is in the mountainous regions of southern China. ... Henan, Shanxi, Guangdong, Jiangxi and Fujian provinces The Hakka are a subgroup of the Han Chinese people who live predominantly in the provinces of Guangdong, Jiangxi, and Fujian in China. ...

Language and culture

Some Chinese linguists have suggested that the Yulin dialect of Cantonese is the best surviving example of what ancient spoken Chinese would have sounded like based on rhyme patterns in Tang dynasty poetry. Cantonese is a major dialect group or language of the Chinese language, a member of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. ... The Tang Dynasty (Chinese: ; pinyin: ) (18 June 618 – 4 June 907), lasting about three centuries, followed the Sui Dynasty and preceded the Song Dynasty and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period in China. ...

Economy

Yulin is rich in natural resources. Important mineral resources include granite, limestone, iron, and gemstones. It is also Guangxi's biggest source of porcelain clay. Major agricultural products are rice, bananas, tomatoes, mandarin oranges, mangoes, longan, anise, tea, sugarcane, and livestock such as cattle, pigs, geese, and chickens. Industrial goods include machinery, construction materials, processed food, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, cigarettes, and ceramics.

Tourism

Yulin is blessed with beautiful natural scenery and a rich cultural heritage. It is famous for its many mineral hot springs and one of China's oldest and most famous towers.