Laibin (, Zhuang: Laizbinh) is a

prefecture-level city A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. During the Republican era, many of China' ...

in the central part of the

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 ...

Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.

History

Laibin is an ancient town with more than 2000 years of history. The area was settled in prehistoric times, more than 30,000 years ago.

Geography and climate

Laibin is located in central Guangxi. The

Hongshui The Hongshui River is a major river in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in Southern China. It is one of the main rivers in the basin of the Xi River, which in its turn is one of the main tributaries of the Pearl River. Because it flows thr ...

River or Red River and Rong River, both tributaries of the

Xi River The Xi River (; ) or Si-Kiang is the western tributary of the Pearl River in southern China. It is formed by the confluence of the Gui and Xun Rivers in Wuzhou, Guangxi. It originates from the eastern foot of the Maxiong Mountain in Qujing ...

, meet in Laibin. Its administrative area is , of which more than 43% is forested.

Administration

Laibin administers 1

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county-level city A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a Administrative divisions of China#County level (3rd), county-level administrative divi ...

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autonomous county Autonomous counties () and autonomous banners () are county-level autonomous administrative divisions of China. The two are essentially identical except in name. There are 117 autonomous counties and three autonomous banners. The latter are fo ...

. District: *

Xingbin District Xingbin District (; Zhuang language: ) is the only district of the city of Laibin, Guangxi, China. Transportation Laibin railway station Laibin (, Zhuang: Laizbinh) is a prefecture-level city in the central part of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonom ...

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Xincheng County Xincheng County (; za, Yinhcwngz Yen) is a county in the central part of Guangxi, China. It is the westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Laibin. Climate References

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Xiangzhou County Xiangzhou County (; za, Siengcouh Yen) is a county of Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Laibin Laibin (, Zhuang: Laizbinh) is a prefecture-level city in the central part of the Guangxi Zhuang Auto ...

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Wuxuan County Wuxuan County (; za, Vujsenh Yen) is a county in the east-central part of Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Laibin. During the Cultural Revolution The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the ...

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Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County Jinxiu (; za, italic=yes, Ginhsiu) is a county of eastern Guangxi, China, located in an area of relatively high concentrations of the Yao people. It is administered as the Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County of Laibin City. Established in 1952, with the ...

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Demographics

Laibin's population is 2,498,236(2010). 69.4% of the people belong to the Zhuang ethnic group. The rest include

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, Yao, and other ethnic groups. * ''These figures are based on the following official statistics:''

Economy

Laibin is an important transportation hub with several regional and national highways, important rail lines, and shipping along the Hongshui River to Hong Kong, Macau, and Guangzhou. Agriculture is a major industry with sugarcane, rice, peanuts, tea, and fruits being the major crops. There are more than 600 industries in Laibin including sugar processing, powerplants, construction materials, mining, and Chinese medicine. The area produces 1/4 of the world's

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Culture

Laibin is filled with numerous examples of unique ethnic minority culture, especially from the Yao. There are also many types of dance found only in the area including the Bamboo Horse, the Colorful Butterfly, the Dragon Fish, the Emerald, the Bright Lantern, and the Yao dance, the Monkey Drum.

Notable people

* Xiao Qiaogui () (1821–1852)

Taiping __NOTOC__ Taiping, Tai-p’ing, or Tai Ping most often refers to: Chinese history * Princess Taiping (died 713), Tang dynasty princess * Taiping Rebellion (1850–1864), civil war in southern China ** Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1851–1864), the re ...

general. *

Zhai Fuwen Zhai is the Standard Chinese, Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written in Chinese character. It is romanized Chai in Wade–Giles, and Chak in Cantonese. It is listed 292nd in the Song dynasty Chinese classics, classic text ' ...

() (1866–1942) educator, author, and national assembly representative for Guangxi province * Liu Ceqi () (1895–1927) revolutionary hero and martyr, Zhuang. *

Mo Jiangbai Mo or MO may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Mo, a girl in the ''Horrible Histories'' TV series * Mo, also known as Mortimer, in the novel ''Inkheart'' by Cornelia Funke * Mo, in the webcomic '' Jesus and Mo'' * Mo, the ...

() (1918–1949) revolutionary hero and martyr, Zhuang. *

Zhang Hua Zhang Hua (232–7 May 300According to Sima Zhong's biography in ''Book of Jin'', Zhang Hua was killed on the ''guisi'' day of the 4th month of the 1st year of the ''Yongkang'' era of his reign. This corresponds to 7 May 300 永康元年夏四 ...

() (1911–1990) military and political figure. *

Jin Baosheng Jin is a toneless pinyin romanization of various Chinese names and words. These have also been romanized as Kin and Chin (Wade–Giles). "Jin" also occurs in Japanese and Korean. It may refer to: States Jìn 晉 * Jin (Chinese state) (晉國) ...

() (1927– ) military and political figure, Yao. *

Han Feng Han Feng (韩锋), born in Qinzhou, Guangxi, People's Republic of China,Zynews.com.Zynews.com" ''广西局长日记来源新说：韩锋妻子被指泄密者.'' Retrieved on April 7, 2010. was a member of the Communist Party of China and a senior ...

() (1956– ) Tobacco monopoly apparatchik outed in 2010 as a "Chinese Casanova". *

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( ) (1957– ) Current Mayor of Laibin.

References

External links

Official Website(Chinese)
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