Guangxi
Autonomous Region: | Guangxi |
Official Name: | Guǎngxīzìzhìqū |
Status: | Autonomous Region |
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Population Figure: Area: | approx. 49 million approx. 236.500 square kilometer |
Location: | South-China Adjacent provinces: Yunnan, Guizhou, Hunan, Guangdong Adjacent country: Vietnam |
Capital City: | Nanning |
Sights: | Guilin offers one of the most beautiful countrysides in China. It is located at the Lijiang-River in the North of Guangxi and displays odd-looking rocks, green mountains and lucent rivers. It is a popular spot for Chinese and foreign tourists. Yangshuo is located at Lijiang, embedded in a valley and surrounded by several mountains. There are vast rice-patios in the North of the province. |
General Information: | subtropical and humid climate; inhabited by over 10 minority groups, such as the Zhuang, Han, Yao, Miao, Dong, Mulam; 38% of the province’s residents belong to minority groups; agriculture is the province’s major source of income Guizhou has been part of China since 214 B.C., when South-China was conquered during the Qin-Dynastie. most important cities: Nanning, Guilin |
Links: | www.gxi.gov.cn: |
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