Fusui County is a
county in the southwest of
Guangxi, China. It is the easternmost
county-level division
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of the
prefecture-level city of
Chongzuo
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Geography and climate
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.
Geography
Fusui is located in southwestern Guangxi and in eastern
Chongzuo
Chongzuo (; za, Cungzcoj) is a prefecture-level city in the south of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region near the Sino-Vietnamese border. It is home to one of China's largest Zhuang populations.
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City. It borders
Qingxiu District
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of
Nanning in the east,
Shangsi County
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(
Fangchenggang) and
Ningming County
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in the south,
Jiangzhou District
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(Chongzuo) in the west, and
Long'an County
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(Nanning) in the north.
The city is located on the north bank of the
Zuo River
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, offering a waterway to Nanning, whence it flows into the
Xi River which provides access to
Wuzhou
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Geography and climate
Wuzhou is located in eastern Guangxi border ...
and the
Pearl River Delta
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, and is navigable by shallow-draft junks and motor launches, even though it is obstructed by rapids and sandbanks. Travelling upstream the Zuo River leads to Vietnam.
Fusui is situated in a hilly basin with elevations between above sea-level. Leiyantai Mountain dominates the southern part of town. Its area is , of which is forested.
Flora and fauna
Fusui's warm climate gives it a large amount of biodiversity. There are many rare species of animals and more than 1,100 species of plants. National grade one protected animals include white-headed
langurs, clouded leopard, musk deer, python more than 30 species. Country grade one protected plant include
cycads
Cycads are seed plants that typically have a stout and woody ( ligneous) trunk with a crown of large, hard, stiff, evergreen and (usually) pinnate leaves. The species are dioecious, that is, individual plants of a species are either male or ...
, and country grade two protected plant include ferns, Jian wood, camphor wood.
Climate
Fusui's
climate
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is humid subtropical and monsoon-influenced. Within the prefecture, the annual mean is . There are 346 frost-free days. Annual precipitation is between .
History
Fusui is one of the earliest centers of
Zhuang culture. Important sites dating back to the Stone Age have been found here. The
Rock Paintings of Hua Mountain
The Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape () is an extensive assembly of historical rock art that were painted on limestone cliff faces in Guangxi, southern China. The paintings are located on the west bank of the Ming River () which is a tr ...
along the
Zuo River
The Zuo River (, vi, Tả Giang) is a river of Guangxi, China. It begins from the confluence of the Bằng River and Kỳ Cùng River near Longzhou and joins the You River ("Right River") near Nanning to form the Yong River. These rivers form ...
at Yinweng, Qixing, Hetou, Jiaobei, Tuotan, Xiatong, Xinwan, Balai Mountain date back 1800 to 2500 year and are one of the largest groups of
pictograph
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s in China and in the world. On several cliff faces are hundreds of large red pictographs depicting a large battle. The red pigment is still bright and vivid and individual figures, weapons, and animals are easy to distinguish. The cliffs, part of the sacred Frog Mountain, were important site to the early
Zhuang.
A state seat called Longzhou was first established at the site in AD 638. The state government is located in today's Fusui Xinning town. This became the administrative seat of a commandery. In AD 771, the Longzhou commandery was dissolved, and the state was renamed Xiyuanzhou. In AD 1572, Xiyuanzhou commandery was dissolved, and the state was renamed Xinningzhou. In 1914, Xinningzhou was renamed Funan County, which could be regarded as the beginning of the county. In 1951, Funan, Tongzheng and Suilu County merged into Fusui County.
Administrative divisions
The county administers 8 towns, 3 townships, which are further divided into a total of 14 residential communities and 119 villages.
* ''These figures are based on the following official statistics:''
Demographics
Fusui's population was 440,000 (2011). 82.8% of the people belong to the
Zhuang ethnic group. The rest include
Han,
Yao, and other ethnic groups.
Economy
Formerly an impoverished county, Fusui from 1992 experienced agricultural growth. The county is surrounded by a fertile agricultural region producing subtropical fruits and sugarcane; food processing, flour milling, sugar refining, meatpacking, and cane sugar manufacture are important in the county. Fusui has been a center for cane sugar, sisal and cement manufacture, and it is also famous in Traveling. According to statistics issued by the Fusui government in 2011, the county's GDP was 101 billion yuan.
Forestry and agriculture are two of Fusui's biggest industries. Rice, beans, oranges, corn,
cassava
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, cinnamon, bananas, vegetables,
durian
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, pineapples,
longan
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, and tea are all major crops, but sugarcane and sisal are the center of Fusui agriculture. Farm raised animals include beef and dairy cattle, sheep, ducks, chicken, geese, bees, turtle, snake and pigeon. Aquaculture for fish is also significant. Chinese medicinal herbs are picked from the wild and also grown. Important mineral resources include manganese, gold,
ferberite
Ferberite is the iron endmember of the manganese - iron wolframite solid solution series. The manganese endmember is hübnerite. Ferberite is a black monoclinic mineral composed of iron(II) tungstate, Fe W O4.
Ferberite and hübnerite often con ...
, coal, iron, aluminium, zinc, cobalt, nickel, calcite, limestone,
barite
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, crystal, marble, and mercuric sulfide. It is China's biggest sugarcane and
sisal producer base. Cement and building materials are the center of Fusui industry. Other industries include export infrastructure, paper, forest products such as timber and turpentine, and pharmaceuticals.
Among important companies based in Fusui are:
* Fusui Dongmen Nanhua Sugar Industry Corp
* Fusui Funan East Asia sugar industrial Corp
* Conch Group Fusui Xinning Conch Cement Corp
* Funan East Asia sugar industrial Corp
* Shanxu Sisal Processing Corp
* Fusui Fuyuan Sisal Corp
Culture
According to the official Zuo River's Daily newspaper,
Zhuang is the first language for 82% of the 440,000 residents of the Fusui, while the other 10% speak mainly
Southwestern Mandarin. Other languages such as
Iu Mien language are spoken in significant numbers as well.
In Fusu, Zhuang's characteristics on dresses remain on their own, the colors of which are principally conventional navy blue.(commonly known as “blue clothing Zhuang”) Zhuang's men and the women cover their heads with a black or blue scarf. Some women substitute this scarf by a turban that can adopt different forms. They also decorate their shirts with decorations made out of silver.
In Fusui, Zhuang people celebrate many exciting and meaningful festivals such as “Ancestor worship festival in spring” (2 February-
Chinese calendar
The traditional Chinese calendar (also known as the Agricultural Calendar ��曆; 农历; ''Nónglì''; 'farming calendar' Former Calendar ��曆; 旧历; ''Jiùlì'' Traditional Calendar ��曆; 老历; ''Lǎolì'', is a lunisolar calendar ...
's agrarian calendar), “Tomb sweeping festival” and “Song Festival” (3 March -
Chinese calendar
The traditional Chinese calendar (also known as the Agricultural Calendar ��曆; 农历; ''Nónglì''; 'farming calendar' Former Calendar ��曆; 旧历; ''Jiùlì'' Traditional Calendar ��曆; 老历; ''Lǎolì'', is a lunisolar calendar ...
's agrarian calendar), “Wheat heat Festival” (also called “Buddha Bath”or “Bovine soul Festival”, 8 April-
Chinese calendar
The traditional Chinese calendar (also known as the Agricultural Calendar ��曆; 农历; ''Nónglì''; 'farming calendar' Former Calendar ��曆; 旧历; ''Jiùlì'' Traditional Calendar ��曆; 老历; ''Lǎolì'', is a lunisolar calendar ...
's agrarian calendar), “Ghost festival” (14 July -
Chinese calendar
The traditional Chinese calendar (also known as the Agricultural Calendar ��曆; 农历; ''Nónglì''; 'farming calendar' Former Calendar ��曆; 旧历; ''Jiùlì'' Traditional Calendar ��曆; 老历; ''Lǎolì'', is a lunisolar calendar ...
's agrarian calendar), “Ancestor worship festival in autumn” (8 August -
Chinese calendar
The traditional Chinese calendar (also known as the Agricultural Calendar ��曆; 农历; ''Nónglì''; 'farming calendar' Former Calendar ��曆; 旧历; ''Jiùlì'' Traditional Calendar ��曆; 老历; ''Lǎolì'', is a lunisolar calendar ...
's agrarian calendar), “bumper harvest festival” (also called “Ten intofestival”or “Nine into festival”, October -
Chinese calendar
The traditional Chinese calendar (also known as the Agricultural Calendar ��曆; 农历; ''Nónglì''; 'farming calendar' Former Calendar ��曆; 旧历; ''Jiùlì'' Traditional Calendar ��曆; 老历; ''Lǎolì'', is a lunisolar calendar ...
's agrarian calendar).
In addition,
Zhuang opera Zhuang may refer to:
*Zhuang people (or Bouxcuengh people), ethnic group in China
*Zhuang languages
*Zhuang logogram
*Zhuang Zhou, ancient Chinese philosopher
*Zhuang (surname)
Zhuang is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written in ...
and Cuisine festival are a wealthy local characteristics of folk culture.
Cuisine festival in Fusui/Chinese radio network
3 March 2010.
Tourism
Fusui is famous for its beautiful natural scenery. The most famous attraction is Rock Paintings of Hua Mountain
The Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape () is an extensive assembly of historical rock art that were painted on limestone cliff faces in Guangxi, southern China. The paintings are located on the west bank of the Ming River () which is a tr ...
along the Zuo River
The Zuo River (, vi, Tả Giang) is a river of Guangxi, China. It begins from the confluence of the Bằng River and Kỳ Cùng River near Longzhou and joins the You River ("Right River") near Nanning to form the Yong River. These rivers form ...
. The rock paintings are believed to be between 1800 and 2500 or between 1600 and 2400 years old. The period of their creations hence spans the times from the Warring States period to the late Han dynasty in the history of China. The paintings are attributed to the ancient Luo Yue people, who are believed to be ancestors of the present-day Zhuang nationality and inhabited the valley of Zuo River during this period. Carbon dating suggests that the oldest paintings were executed around 16,000 years ago whereas the youngest are around 690 years old.
Fusui has beautiful natural scenery and forested mountains numerous species of plants and animals. These features along with unique Zhuang culture and important historical sites make it a famous growing tourist destination.
Scenic spots around Fusui include:
* Rock Paintings along the Zuo River.
* White-headed langur natural reserve in Bapen Township
* Natural scenic landscape along the Zuo River
* Dinosaur park
* Muming pastoral scenery in Changping Township
* Jinggi rock park
* Gueilongtan scenic area
* Liu Sanjie's tomb
* Huang Xianfan
Huang Xianfan ( zhuang: ; ) (November 13, 1899 – January 18, 1982) was a Zhuang Chinese historian, ethnologist and educator.
He was the first college graduate of Zhuang ethnicity and trained at Peking National University under leading histori ...
's former residence
Cuisine
Zhuang's cuisine is known for its snacks and the use of spices in Fusui. Zhuang's roasted suckling pig(壮族烤乳猪), Zhuang's sweet potato glutinous rice cake(壮族红薯糍粑) and Zhuang's sliced boiled chicken(壮族白切鸡) is considered the county's Three Cuisine Treasures.
Longtou Township's white cake(龙头白糕) have been the local Zhuang people's breakfast staple since the Qing dynasty and are renowned for their delicate taste. Specifically, the local specialty cuisine are Longtou Township's sauerkraut(龙头酸菜), Longtou Township's roast pig(龙头烧猪), Dongmen town's Chicken (东门鸡), Dongmen town's Fragrant glutinous rice (东门板包香糯), and Qujiu town's cool cake (渠旧凉糕).
Famous people born in Fusui
* Wu Lingyun
Wu may refer to:
States and regions on modern China's territory
*Wu (state) (; och, *, italic=yes, links=no), a kingdom during the Spring and Autumn Period 771–476 BCE
** Suzhou or Wu (), its eponymous capital
** Wu County (), a former county i ...
(?- 1863)- a Zhuang's hero in Qing dynasty, Zhuang
* Huang Xianfan
Huang Xianfan ( zhuang: ; ) (November 13, 1899 – January 18, 1982) was a Zhuang Chinese historian, ethnologist and educator.
He was the first college graduate of Zhuang ethnicity and trained at Peking National University under leading histori ...
(1899–1982) - a Chinese historian, ethnologist and educator, Zhuang
References
External links
Official website of Fusui Government
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Counties of Guangxi
Chongzuo