Yangmei () is a town located in
Rong County Rong County, Rongxian, or Junghsien may refer to:
*Rong County, Guangxi
Rongxian (; also called Rong Xian or Rong County) is a County (People's Republic of China), county in the southeast of Guangxi, China, bordering Guangdong province to the ...
,
Yulin,
Guangxi
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,
China
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. It is named after the fruit ''yangmei'' (''
Myrica rubra
''Myrica rubra'', also called yangmei (; Cantonese: yeung4 mui4; Shanghainese: ), , Chinese bayberry, red bayberry, yumberry, waxberry, or Chinese strawberry (and often mistranslated from Chinese as arbutus) is a subtropical tree grown for its ...
'').
The town's population is approximately 5,300. In May 2007, Affected by the protest of
Bobai, Yangmei was the site of large protests held by local people against China's
one-child policy
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Fresh protests in Guangxi against the one child policy
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References
Towns of Guangxi
Rong County, Guangxi
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