Rongxian (; also called Rong Xian or Rong County) is a
county
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in the southeast of
Guangxi
Guangxi (; ; alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in South China and bordering Vietnam ...
, China, bordering
Guangdong
Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020 ...
province to the southeast. It occupies the northeast corner of the
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 Chi ...
of
Yulin. Its population is approximately 700,000.
Duqiao Mountain (), located in Rongxian, is a famous
Taoist
Taoism (, ) or Daoism () refers to either a school of philosophical thought (道家; ''daojia'') or to a religion (道教; ''daojiao''), both of which share ideas and concepts of Chinese origin and emphasize living in harmony with the '' Tao ...
sanctuary.
[http://www.chinatoday.com.cn/English/e2002/e20029/rongxian.htm] Other tourist sites include the
Zhenwu Pavilion ().
Transport
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Luoyang–Zhanjiang Railway
Climate
See also
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Yangmei, Rong County
Yangmei () is a town located in Rong County, Yulin, Guangxi, China. It is named after the fruit ''yangmei'' (''Myrica rubra'').
The town's population is approximately 5,3000. In May 2007, Affected by the protest of Bobai, Yangmei was the site ...
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Ramadan ibn Alauddin
Ramadan ibn Alauddin (1312―April 11, 1349, رمضان ابن علاء الدين ) was a Yuan ''darughachi'' (governor) of Luchuan Prefecture in Rongzhou, Guangxi Province, of Muslim faith and Korean provenance. He served until his death in ...
, a Muslim from Korea who governed Rong County in the 1340s
References
External links
Rongxian Government website
Counties of Guangxi
Yulin, Guangxi
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