Pingxiang () is a
county-level city
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under the administration of the
prefecture-level city
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of
Chongzuo
Chongzuo (; ) is a prefecture-level city in the south of Guangxi, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region near the Sino-Vietnamese border. It is home to one of China's largest Zhuang people, Zhuang populations.
Geography and climate
Chongzuo is locate ...
, in the southwest of the
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Guangxi,; officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in South China and bordering Vietnam ( Hà Giang, Cao Bằng, Lạng Sơn, and Quảng Ninh Provinces) and the ...
, China.
Situation
The city covers an area of . It is bordered in the north by
Longzhou County and in the east by
Ningming County, both in Chongzuo, and in the south and west by Vietnam's
Lạng Sơn Province.
National Route 322 comes through the city centre, as does the railway which continues on to
Hanoi
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; a high-speed expressway, now also international, passes nearby.
Zhennan Pass, site of the
Battle of Bang Bo during the
Sino-French War
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The C ...
, is now named the "Friendship Pass" and is considered the gateway to Vietnam.
There are also plans to build a
high-speed railway
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from
Nanning
Nanning; is the capital of the Guangxi, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in South China, southern China. It is known as the "Green City (绿城) " because of its abundance of lush subtropical foliage. Located in the South of Guangxi, Nanning ...
to the Vietnamese border.
Demographics
Pingxiang has a population of approximately 106,400 (83.5% of the people belong to the
Zhuang ethnic group, 2010). Ethnic groups include
Zhuang,
Han,
Yao,
Miao Miao may refer to:
* Miao people, linguistically and culturally related group of people, recognized as such by the government of the People's Republic of China
* Miao script or Pollard script, writing system used for Miao languages
* Miao (Unicode ...
,
Jing, and others.
Administrative divisions
Pingxiang is divided into 4 towns:
*
Pingxiang ()
*
Shangshi ()
*
Xiashi ()
*
Youyi ()
Transportation
Rail
*
Hunan–Guangxi Railway
Climate
See also
*
Lang Son
Notes and references
County-level divisions of Guangxi
China–Vietnam border crossings
Chongzuo
Cities in Guangxi
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