Nanning (; ; za, Namzningz) is the capital and largest city by population of the
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
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in
Southern China
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. It is known as the "Green City" because of its abundance of lush
subtropical foliage
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. Located in the South of Guangxi, Nanning is surrounded by a hilly basin, with a warm,
monsoon
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-influenced
humid subtropical climate.
Beginning in 1949, Nanning's economy began developing beyond its former role as essentially a commercial and administrative centre, as it underwent sustained industrial growth. Today, Nanning is considered the economic, financial and cultural center of Guangxi, and the chief centre for the training of the
Zhuang minority in Guangxi. The
People's Park is located in the center of the city.
The city is home to
several notable universities, including
Guangxi University
Guangxi University (), known as Xida (), is a provincial research university located in Nanning, Guangxi and the oldest and largest university in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The university helped pioneer higher education in central an ...
,
Guangxi Medical University,
Guangxi University for Nationalities and
Guangxi Arts University
Guangxi Arts University (GXAU), formerly known as Guangxi Arts Institute (), is an art school located in the city of Nanning, the capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in China.
Location
It occupies an area of 107,400 square meters on the ...
.
History
Nanning, an ancient city with a long history and rich culture, was part of
Baiyue
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ethnic groups in the ancient time. In the first year of Daxing period of
Eastern Jin Dynasty
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(AD 318), Jinxing County, established here as one of the county towns, ushered a history of 1700 years of Nanning organizational system. During the Zhenguan period of
Tang dynasty
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(AD 632), it was renamed Yong prefecture (Yongzhou) and established Yongzhou government seat, which is why it has been called Yong () for short. In the first year of Taiding period of
Yuan dynasty
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(AD1318), Yongzhou was renamed Nanning, meaning the Pacified South.
Nanning was once the territory of the Baiyue people and became the capital of Jinxing Prefecture which was separated from
Yulin Prefecture of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
In 1076 during the
Lý–Song War Yongshou was besieged by Lý forces. Under the leadership of Su Jian, the garrison held out for forty-two days before succumbing. The city was razed to the ground and its people massacred by
Lý dynasty.
In the
Yuan dynasty
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in 1324, it was renamed Nanning Lu (Nanning Circuit) of Yongzhou. Historically, Nanning was famous for trade, and had permanent business offices from other areas in China since the
Song dynasty
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.
In the
Ming dynasty
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Nanning developed into an economic center of the Zuo River and the You River with the reputation of "Little
Nanjing
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".
On 4 December 1949, Nanning was captured by the CPC; in January 1950, Nanning municipality was set up, and identified as the capital city of Guangxi on 8 February of the same year; in March 1958, the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region was established, and Nanning municipality was the capital city.
Nanning serves as host for the annual China-
ASEAN
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EXPO (CASEAN EXPO) which began in 2004 and was the venue for the 2006 "World Robotics Olympiad".
Administrative divisions
Nanning has jurisdiction over 7
districts, 1
county-level city
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, 4
counties
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, and 6 development zones.
Development Zones:
*
Nanning High-Tech Business DZ ()
*
Nanning Economic and technology DZ ()
*
Nanning Overseas Chinese Investment Zone ()
*
Nanning Qingxiu Mountain Resort/ Tourism Area ()
*
Nanning Xiangsi Lake New Area ()
*
Nanning Liujing Industrial Park
Nanning (; ; za, Namzningz) is the capital and largest city by population of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in Southern China. It is known as the "Green City" because of its abundance of lush subtropical foliage. Located in the South of ...
()
Cityscape
Nanning is home of the 21st tallest building in the People's Republic of China, the
Diwang International Commerce Center, at , currently the tallest building in Guangxi and in southwestern China outwith
Chongqing. The second tallest building in Nanning is the
World Trade Commerce City
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at 218 meters. The city currently has seven buildings taller than , built or under construction.
Nanning has many parks with tropical lush green landscape, it is one of the "greenest" cities in China, and it's known as "Green City"(). Nanning's downtown skyline is rapidly changing and the city is becoming an important hub in China.
Recently, the government has begun a citywide beautification plan which aimed to further clean up the city and improve its image. This involved curtailing the number of street-side food vendors operating without proper licenses and restricting parking in busy streets. The program has achieved initial success, long-term efforts are still needed to deliver lasting results.
Economy
Nanning's
GDP
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in 2015 was 341 billion RMB. The GDP per capita was $7,844.
Foreign exports in 2007 were US$10 billion. Foreign fixed asset investment was 34.3 billion RMB. Nanning has six development zones and industrial parks, three of which accounted for 6 billion RMB of Nanning's GDP, more than 8 percent of Nanning's total.
Mineral resources include gold, iron, manganese, aluminum, quartz, silver, indium, coal, marble, and granite. One third of China's different types of mineral resources are found in Nanning.
Industrial zones
*Guilin High-tech Industrial Development Zone
*Nanning Economic & Technological Development Area
Transportation
Metro
Nanning Metro system is known for its Nanning Rail Transit (NNRT), expected to comprise a total of nine lines. The first was completed and put into operation in June 2016, the second begin operation in December 2017, while lines 3 and 4 are now under construction. Line 1 connects the East and West of Nanning, linking the financial and political center and the academic and research center of Nanning.
Stations of Line 1 from the West to East are: SHIBU - Nanning College for Vocational Technology - PENGFEI LU - XIXIANGTANG Coach Station - Guangxi University for Nationalities - QINGCHUAN - Nanning Zoo - LUBAN LU - Guangxi University - BAICANGLING - Nanning Railway Station - CHAOYANG Square - XINMIN LU - MINZU Square - MACUN - NANHU - JINHU Square - Convention & Exhibition Center - WANXIANGCHENG - ASEAN Business District - FENGLING -!LANGDON Coach Station - BAIHUALING - FOZILING - Nanning East Railway Station.
Air
*
Nanning Wuxu International Airport
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Rail
Nanning has two major railway stations:
Nanning railway station and
Nanning East railway station
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. The latter one is newer and also the main destination of high-speed trains. A third,
Nanning North railway station, is set to open in 2023 with the
Guiyang–Nanning high-speed railway.
Nanning railway station is a railway junction for the
Nanning–Kunming,
Nanning–Guangzhou and
Hunan–Guangxi Railways. There are also plans to build a
high-speed railway
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to
Pingxiang
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Geography and climate
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on the Vietnamese border. The goal is to better
integrate Pan-
Pearl River Delta and
southeast China
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with members of the
ASEAN
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.
At the end of 2013, some high-speed service has been introduced on the
Hunan–Guangxi railway and on the railway line that connects Nanning with
Beihai (as well as its branch to
Fangchenggang).
Guangxi is also a conjunction of Guangzhou-Guiyang Highspeed Rail.
Highways
*
China National Highway 210
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*
China National Highway 322
China National Highway 322 (G322) runs from Hengyang, Hunan to Friendship pass, Guangxi. It is 1039 kilometres in length and runs southwest from Hengyang towards Friendship pass, which is on the China-Vietnam border.
Route and distance
See a ...
*
China National Highway 324
China National Highway 324 (G324) runs west from Fuzhou, Fujian towards Guangdong Province, Guangxi Province, Guizhou Province, and ends in Kunming, Yunnan Province. It is 2,712 kilometres in length.
Route and distance
See also
* China Nat ...
*
China National Highway 325
China National Highway 325 (G325, Guangnan Highway) runs west from Guangzhou, Guangdong towards Nanning, Guangxi. It is 868 kilometres in length.
Route and distance
See also
* China National Highways
* AH1
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*
G72 Quanzhou–Nanning Expressway
The Quanzhou–Nanning Expressway (), designated as G72 and commonly referred to as the Quannan Expressway () is an expressway that connects the cities of Quanzhou, Fujian, China, and Nanning, Guangxi.
The entire expressway was completed on 16 J ...
*
G7201 Nanning Ring Expressway
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*
G7211 Nanning–Youyiguan Expressway
*
G75 Lanzhou–Haikou Expressway
*
G80 Guangzhou–Kunming Expressway
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Flora and fauna
Nanning's warm climate gives it a large amount of
biodiversity
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. There are many species of animals and more than 3,000 species of plants. The city flower is the
Jaba flower, an evergreen shrub, and the city tree is the
almond tree which is regarded as the backbone tree used for greening and landscaping throughout the city.
Geography
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Nanning is located in the southern part of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, from the border with
Vietnam
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. It has an administrative area of .
Nanning is situated in a hilly basin with elevations between above sea-level.
Qingxiu Mountain dominates the southern part of town.
Climate
Nanning has a warm,
monsoon
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-influenced
humid subtropical climate (
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''Cwa''), with an annual mean temperature of . Summers are hot and humid with July, the hottest month, having a 24-hour average temperature of . Winters are mild and somewhat damp with January, the coolest month, averaging . From February to August, rain is most frequent and
relative humidity
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Humidity dep ...
consistently averages above 80 percent; the annual rainfall is . The area is also
frost-free for all but 3 or 4 days a year and snowfall is virtually unheard of in the city, with a single exception since 1900: in December 1975 snow fell on the city albeit without sticking to the ground. Extreme temperatures have ranged from .
[ With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 17 percent in March to 51 percent in September, the city receives 1,585 hours of bright sunshine annually.
]
Twin towns – sister cities
Nanning is twinned with:
* Antananarivo
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, Madagascar (2015)
* Banjul, Gambia (1987)
* Bogor, Indonesia (2008)
* Bundaberg, Australia (1998)
* Champasak, Laos (2010)
* Commerce City
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, United States (2009)
* Crema
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, Italy (2016)
* Davao City
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, Philippines (2007)
* Grudziądz
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, Poland (2011)
* Gwacheon
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, South Korea (2005)
* Haiphong
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, Vietnam (2006)
* Iquique
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, Chile (2008)
* Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine (2019)
* Khon Kaen
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, Thailand (2002)
* Klagenfurt
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, Austria (2002)
* Lilongwe, Malawi (2011)
* Provo, United States (2000)
* Sihanoukville, Cambodia (2007)
* Val-de-Marne
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, France (2008)
* Yangon
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, Myanmar (2009)
Demographics
As of the 2020 Chinese census
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, Nanning had a population of 8,741,584, of which 5,293,359 live in its built-up (''or metro'') area made of 6 urban districts, Wuming District not being conurbated yet. Nanning is a city in which Zhuang ethnic group live in compact communities. Thirty-five ethnic groups
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live in compact communities in Nanning, including people of Zhuang, Han
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Ethnic groups
* Han Chinese, or Han People (): the name for the largest ethnic group in China, which also constitutes the world's largest ethnic group.
** Han Taiwanese (): the name for the ethnic group of the Taiwanese p ...
, Yao, Hui
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, Miao Miao may refer to:
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, Dong, and Man minorities.
Culture
Nanning is the center of science and technology, education, culture and health in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. There are altogether 54 scientific research institutes subordinate to districts. 10 colleges and 50 trade schools are training specialised personnel of all kinds. Now there are 62 mass cultural organizations, 13 performing groups, 8 cinemas, 285 projecting units, over 70 karaoke halls and over 1000 newsstands. Bookshops and cultural markets can be found everywhere.
Food
Nanning has not only local cuisine but also food from other areas of China and abroad. Traditional food culture can be found around most streets of Nanning. Nanning food shares the style of Cantonese
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food and of Southeast Asia. Chinese cuisine
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including Guangdong, Sichuan
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, Hunan
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and Jiangsu
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as well as Japanese
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, Thai and Western
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cuisines can be found.
Rice noodles
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are very popular among the Nanning people. Laoyou rice noodles are the most famous, while other noodle dishes such as Guilin rice noodles and hand made noodles can be found. Laoyou rice noodles (means old friend rice noodles) are made of fry up pepper, sour bamboo shoots, black beans and garlic, then pork, and then soup and rice noodles. The sour-spicy tasting noodles are a very popular and cheap favorite street food for all meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) in Nanning.
Tourism
Nanning is close to scenic Guilin
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, with its world-famous hillscape, northern and western Guangxi and its minority villages, and the border with Vietnam
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in the south.
Tourist attractions in Nanning include Guangxi Museum, People's Park with the Zhenning Fort, Mount Qingxiu, Guangxi Medicinal Herb Botanical Garden, and Yangmei Ancient Town
Yangmei Ancient Town () is a traditional town located on the Yong River in Nanning, Guangxi, China. The town's population is approximately 5,300.
It contains a great deal of architecture from China's dynastic past (particularly the Ming Dynasty ...
.
Other places of interest include Nanhu Park, Shishan Park and Nanning Zoo.
Colleges and universities
* Nanning University ()
* Nanning Normal University ()
*Guangxi University
Guangxi University (), known as Xida (), is a provincial research university located in Nanning, Guangxi and the oldest and largest university in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The university helped pioneer higher education in central an ...
()
* Guangxi Arts College()
* Guangxi Medical University()
* Guangxi University for Nationalities()
* Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine ()
* Guangxi University of Finance and Economics()
* Guangxi Police College()
Note: Institutions without full-time bachelor programs are not listed.
Notable people
* Shao Changchun; unaffiliated event organizer, violin maker, and academician
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* Wang Ou; actress and model
* Zhou Mi; badminton player
See also
* People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
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* Silver Lining Foundation
References
External links
Nanning Government website
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310s establishments
Cities in Guangxi
Prefecture-level divisions of Guangxi
Provincial capitals in China
National Forest Cities in China
4th-century establishments in China