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Guangxi is shown
in black. Note that Chinese names are in MingLiU (Chinese Traditional) screen
font. This may appear as question
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Regional Capital: Nanning. Average temperatures: 6 deg C to 16 deg C in January; 25 deg C to
29 deg C in July. Physical features: The land area of the province is 236,661
square kilometres. The province is high in the northwest and low in the
southeast, with mountains on three sides. The coastal portion faces Beibu Bay
(Gulf of Tonkin). Since Guangxi is the only western province that has
a coastline, it assumes a very important role in the Western Region
Development Program, especially as a major seaport. It is one
of China's most rainy areas and has short winters with long, hot and humid
summers. Rivers:
Western branches of the Pearl River drain
the southern and central portions of the province. Administrative divisions: 11 cities, 65 counties and 12 autonomous counties. Historical significance: The
region officially became part of China in 214 BC, when the army of the Qin
Dynasty claimed most of the southern provinces, including Guangdong. The western part of Guangxi was occupied by
the Zhuang（壯）people, whose language is related to Thai. They comprise China’s largest minority
group, but are now well assimilated. Other ethnic groups in the region include Yao（瑤）, Miao（苗）, Hui（回）, Yi（彝）and Shui（水）. |
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Railways
－ Major railways in Guangxi
include Xianggui line（湘桂線: Hunan-Guangxi 湖南－廣西）, Qiangui line（黔桂線: Guizhou-Guangxi 貴州－廣西）, Nankun line（南昆線: Nanning-Kunming 南寧－昆明）, Lizhan line（黎湛線: Litang-Zhanjiang 黎塘－湛江）, Zhiliu line（枝柳線: Panzhihua-Liuzhou 攀枝花－柳州）, Jiaoliu line（焦柳線: Jiaozuo-Liuzhou 焦作－柳州）, Qinbei line（欽北線: Qinzhou-Beihai 欽州－北海）and Liqin line（黎欽線: Litang-Qinzhou 黎塘－欽州）. The three major ports in the region are
connected by the Nanning-Fangcheng line and the Qinzhou- Beihai line. Roadways － Nanning, Liuzhou and Guilin are the land transportation hubs in Guangxi. Major expressways crossing Guangxi include
the Guilin-Beihai Expressway（桂林－ 北海高速公路）, include the Liugui
Expressway（柳桂高速公路 Liuzhou-Guilin）, Nanliu Expressway（南柳高速公路 Nanning-Liuzhou）, Liangjiang Expressway（兩江高速公路 Guilin's Downtown-Guilin's
Liangjiang International Airport）. New expressways, including
Liuzhai-Jingcheng-Nanning（六寨－金城－南寧高速公路）Expressway and
Nanning-Beihai Expressway, Nanning-Wuzhou Highways and Nanning-Pingguo（平果）Highways, Shuiren- Nanning
Expressway（水任－南寧高速公路）are under construction or
being planned. Recently, the
region has opened a transport route for passenger linking Pingxiang port with
Lang Son in Vietnam. The opening of
the transport route will help boost Sino-Vietnamese border trade and
tourism. Guangxi also plans to open a
water-land transport route for passenger from Nanning
to Vinh Ha Long in Vietnam. To cope with the
Western Region Development Strategy, the Guangxi government will expedite
construction of highways within the region that forms an integral part of the
Southwest Sea Passage Expressway, which will be a roadway connecting the
southwest provinces, allowing Chongqing and other cities in Sichuan Province to
have a more direct link to the sea. Air
Transport － Airports are located in Guilin,
Nanning, Liuzhou, Beihai and Wuzhou. The Guilin
Liangjiang International Airport（桂林兩江國際機場）which opened to traffic in
May 1997 offers direct flights to both domestic and international
destinations. The airport has opened two international air routes - Fukuoka
in Japan and Seoul. Guangxi now offers
more than 100 domestic and international air routes. Telecommunications －The region has invested heavily in
telecommunication in recent decade. By
1999, mobile phone subscribers in Guangxi reached 746 thousand and the
penetration rate was 1.6 mobile phones for every 100 persons. Electricity － By end-2000, Guangxi had an installed
power-generating capacity of 28.3 billion kWh. Construction of Longtan Hydropower Plant（龍灘水電站）on Hongshui River is well on
its way. The plant will have an
installed generating capacity of 4.2 million kWh upon completion and for long
term, it will have 5.4 million kWh. This
big project will be second only after the Three Gorges Water Control Project
on the Yangtze River in terms of installed generating capacity. The
constructions of the Qinzhou natural gas power plant
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Guangxi produces some of the best pearls in the
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Guangxi is the
largest sugarcane production base in China.
Total output of sugarcane accounted for 39 per cent of the country's
total reaching 32.2 million tons in 1999.
The machinery
and equipment industry is significant in Guangxi. It comprises automobiles, heavy mining
machinery, electrical and electronic equipment , instruments and apparatus,
standard parts and components, packing machinery, metal components, agricultural
machinery, shipbuilding machinery, craning machinery. The Liuzhou
Engineering Machine Shareholding Company （柳州工程機械股份有限公司） is the largest engineering machine producer in China. Guangxi Yuchai Machine Shareholding Company
（廣西玉柴機械股份有限公司） manufactures the largest number of internal combustion engines. The province
also has a strong chemical industry.
It is the largest turpentine producer in China. Guangxi’s light
industry is also well developed.
Liuzhou Cement Factory（柳州水泥廠）is the largest cement
producer in China (China is the largest cement producer in the world). In recent years,
Guangxi has successfully promoted many brand names including Liuzhou's
"Wuling Light Automobiles"（柳州五菱輕型汽車）, Liuzhou's
"Heimei" (Black-Girl) Toothpaste（柳州黑妹牙膏）and Guilin's
"Xiangshan" Lychee（桂林象山荔枝）. Guangxi's
exports totalled US$1.6 billion in 2000, of which US$340 million was
attributed to foreign-invested enterprises.
Major export goods were garments, food, cement, textiles, electronic
components and building materials.
Major export markets included Hong Kong, Vietnam, the US, Japan and
the Netherlands. Imports remained
basically unchanged in 2000, at about US$700 million. Major import goods included fertilizer,
diesel and crude oil, chemical raw materials and steel products Import sources mainly came from Hong Kong,
Vietnam, Japan, the US and Germany. |
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There were two
state-level high-tech development zones, one state-level holiday resort zone,
and two border-trade economic development zones, as well as 29
provincial-level ETDZs in the province, including the following: Nanning
High and New-Tech Industrial Development Zone （南寧高新技術產業開發區）is located
in the suburb of Nanning city and was approved by the
State Council in December 1992 to develop capital-intensive and high
value-added technologies. Foreign
investments are encouraged to develop biology engineering, new building
materials and information technology. Guilin
High and New-Tech Industrial Development Zone （桂林高新技術產業開發區）was the first State-level
high and new-tech industrial development zone in Guangxi. The zone's utilised foreign investment
exceeded US$56.6 million since 1995 and attracted famous enterprises such as
NEC from Japan and Nokia from Finland to invest in the zone. Beihai
Silver Beach Tourist Holiday Zone（北海銀灘國家旅遊度假區） was approved by the State
Council in October 1992 as one of the 11 state-level vacation and tourism
development zones. Huning
Seaboard Economic Corridor Development Zone （扈甯沿海經濟走廊發展區）was established in June 1993 and
is located between Nanning and Qinzhou. That region will subsequently be known as
the Nanning- Qinzhou economic zone. Pingxiang
Border Trade Development Zone（憑祥邊境經濟合作區）was approved by the State
Council in September 1992 to develop border trade with Vietnam. Wuzhou
Export Goods Processing Area（梧州對外加工區）was established
in September 1991 and is designed to develop high-tech export goods, as well
as automobile components, assembling, electronics, etc. Dongxing
Border Trade Development Zone（東興邊境經濟合作區）, like the
Peingxiang Border Trade Development Zone, was approved by the State Council in September
1992 to develop border trade with Vietnam. |
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Major department
stores and shopping centres in Guangxi include Nanning Department Store（南寧市百貨大樓）, Guangxi Business Tower（廣西商業大廈）, Nanning Trade Market（南寧交易場）, Nanning Heping Business
Center（南寧和平商場）, Nanning Minzu Business
Center（南寧民族商場）, The Liuzhou Zhongtang
Shareholding Corp. Ltd.（柳州中糖股份有限公司）, Guilin Department Store
Shareholding Corp. Ltd.（桂林百貨大樓股份有限公司）, Liuzhou Baixin
Shareholding Corp. Ltd.（柳州百鑫股份有限公司）, Liuzhou Industrial &
Commerce Building Shareholding Corp. Ltd.（柳州工貿大廈股份有限公司）and Nanning Nanfang Building（南寧南方大廈）. |
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Ø Nanning and Ø Liuzhou Eastern industrial zone – this region is close to the border with
provinces to the east (Hunan
and Guangdong) and
includes: Ø Wuzhou and Ø Guilin Southern
zone – this is dominated by the coastal region and includes: Ø Qinzhou, Ø Beihai, and |
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Nanning was a relatively small market town
at the beginning of the 20th century and grew rapidly in the post-1949
period. It is now a prosperous
industrial city. It is situated along the Yong River, which
is a tributary of the Pearl River, where it forms a fertile valley north of
the mountains that lie on the Sino-Vietnamese border. Manufacturing activities include iron and
steel, aluminium, processed food, fertilizers, and machinery. |
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Liuzhou lies about 200 kilometres northeast
of Nanning, along a sharp bend in the Liu River. It is now the largest industrial centre in
Guangxi, though, like other cities in the autonomous region, it was not
developed until after 1949. The city has several major road and rail
links, which contribute to its importance as a regional centre. It is noted for its machinery, electronic
equipment, and chemicals. Traditional
handcrafted wood and paper products from Liuzhou are also well known. |
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Wuzhou is along the Pearl River and is only
a few kilometres from the Guangdong
border. It was an important trading
town in the 18th century, particularly for tobacco and herbs. It lies on the Tropic of Cancer so it is
slightly north of Nanning. |
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Guilin is in the northeastern part of
Guangxi, about 80 kilometres from the Hunan border. It is an important transport hub and
industrial centre, but it is better known for its location in the scenic
region with stunning limestone peaks.
It was made famous by classical Chinese poets and painters. Economic activities include fishing, food
processing, and the manufacture of fertilizers, rubber goods, textiles,
machinery, and electronic equipment.
Tungsten and tin are mined nearby. |
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Qinzhou is a short distance from the coast
and is about 100 kilometres south of Nanning. Much of that region is being developed as an
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Beihai is situated on an peninsula in the
southeastern part of Guangxi, about 70 kilometres from the larger Leizhou
Peninsula in Guangdong
Province. It is renowned for its
pearls. Tourism is becoming a major activity. |
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Fengchenggang
lies on an even smaller peninsula west of Beihai and about 50 kilometres
southwest of Qinzhou. It has an
excellent harbour. |
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Hong Kong Trade Development
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