People's Park () is an urban public park in central Nanning, the capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China. It is also known as White Dragon Park () because of the White Dragon Lake inside the park.

Overview

People's Park is located at 1 East Renmin Road in central Nanning, a ten-minute walk from Chaoyang Square. Its main features are the White Dragon Lake (白龙湖), with a small island connected to the shore by two bridges, and Wangxian Hill (望仙坡), the highest point in downtown Nanning. On top of the hill is the Zhenning Fort (镇宁炮台), reached by 141 ten-meter-wide () stone steps. In the middle of the park is the Shady Botanical Garden, featuring rare herbs, local flowers, and a 1,000-year-old

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tree. In the northeast corner is a Monument to Revolutionary Martyrs, surrounded by

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and cypress trees. The park is rated an

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tourist attraction by the

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History

According to the

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dynasty geographical text ''Yudi Jisheng'' ( 輿地紀勝),

Di Qing Di Qing (1008–1057), formerly romanized as Ti Ch'ing, was a Chinese military general of the Northern Song dynasty. Biography Di Qing was born to a poor family in Xihe, Fenzhou (汾州西河; present-day Fenyang, Shanxi). He sported tattoos ...

(1008–1057), the Northern Song general who suppressed the rebellion of

Nong Zhigao Nong Zhigao (modern Zhuang language: ; , vi, Nùng Trí Cao, links=no) (1025–1055?) is a hero admired by the Nùng people of Vietnam, and Zhuang people of China. His father Nong Quanfu was head of the local Zhuang people in Guangyuan (廣� ...

in Guangxi, stationed his troops nearby. He once saw a flock of white sheep beside the lake, which he thought resembled a dragon, and named the lake White Dragon Lake. Zhenning fort

The Temple of Six Lords (六公祠) once stood on top of Wangxian Hill in the park. The temple was dedicated to six significant people in the history of Nanning, namely Di Qing, Sun Mian ( 孫沔), Yu Jing ( 余靖), Su Jian ( 苏缄),

Wang Yangming Wang Shouren (, 26 October 1472 – 9 January 1529), courtesy name Bo'an (), art name Yangmingzi (), usually referred to as Wang Yangming (), was a Chinese calligrapher, general, philosopher, politician, and writer during the Ming dynasty ...

, and Mang Yitu ( 莽依圖). In 1917, the Guangxi warlord

Lu Rongting Lu Rongting (; September 9, 1859 – November 6, 1928), also spelled as Lu Yung-ting and Lu Jung-t'ing, was a late Qing/early Republican military and political leader from Wuming, Guangxi. Lu belonged to the Zhuang ethnic group.吴振汉. � ...

demolished the temple and built the Zhenning Fort on the site, with a 120mm rail-mounted cannon manufactured by the German Krupp Company in 1890. The fort and the cannon are now open to visitors.

References

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