Dongxing (;
Zhuang: Dunghhingh Zen) is a town under the administration of
Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County,
Guangxi
Guangxi (; ; Chinese postal romanization, alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the People's Republic ...
,
China
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, located in the northeast of the county. The town itself is inhabited mainly by
Zhuang People
The Zhuang (; ; za, Bouxcuengh, italic=yes; ) are a Tai-speaking ethnic group who mostly live in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in Southern China. Some also live in the Yunnan, Guangdong, Guizhou, and Hunan provinces. They form one of th ...
speaking the Guibei dialect of
Zhuang Language but there are also sizeable amounts of
Yao,
Miao,
Maonan,
Han and
Sui. The town is composed of Donxing Town with its adjacent villages Banmao () and Dongxing Village () and it previously held a township status.
Description
Donxing Town is built on both sides of the river bank of Xiaohuangjiang () river, commonly known as Zhongzhouhe (), a river with great importance for the economy and agriculture of Dongxing but which faces concerning levels of pollution and flooding in the last decade.
People are often seen fishing on boats or from the river bank, while during the
Dragon Boat Festival, the river is a source of festive events and family gatherings.
Because the town is built on both sides of the river, it is linked by a bridge which is due to be replaced, and connects the central road of Dongxing (X873) with Banmao.
The town features a
wet market, a kindergarten and a
grade school
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, a small public park, many street vendors for outdoor
barbecue
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,
convenience stores and hotels. Most of the town's economical output is based on
logging
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Logging is the beginning of a supply chain ...
,
quarrying, retail and subsidence agriculture. On specific days of the week, farmers from nearby villages gather in Dongxing to promote and sell their produce.
Intercity transportation is available through regular coaches which stop by in Dongxing and connect with
Hechi,
Huanjiang and Longyanxiang ().
The town experiences a declining population due in part to emigration of its youth to study, work and live in the more urban adjacent cities like
Huanjiang and
Hechi, while during
Chinese New Year
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they
return to celebrate with their traditional families commonly referred as "Laojia" ().
Gallery
File:Dongxing Village.jpg, Dongxing Village
File:Banmao scenery.jpg, View of Banmao from the bridge
File:Dongxing scnery.jpg, Crop fields on the outskirts
File:Dragon Dance Dongxing 2.jpg, Dragon Dance during Spring Festival
File:Above Bridge.jpg, Above the bridge
File:Dongxing Basketball.jpg, People from Dongxing at a basketball match
Side of the river.jpg, View from the river bank
See also
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Hechi, Guangxi
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Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County
References
External links
Google translation of the description of Dongxing TownHuanjiang Maonan Autonomous County People's Government portal, Dongxing Town Government Contact Information
{{Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County divisions
Towns of Hechi