Nanning Tourist Information
Nanning, with a glorious tradition, is remembered as a heroic city in the minds of Chinese people. For thousands of years, the city has undergone countless tests in battle. In the old days, Su Jian, head officer of this region in song Dynasty, once led the army and people throughout Yongzhou City to resist the Vietnamese aggressors, who were waging war against China. In modern times, the famous generals Liu Yongfu and Feng Zicai bravely safeguarded the region against French aggressors in a bid to defend their homeland. Moreover, the city has also witnessed glorious deeds by locals as following: the 1911 Revolution, the May 4th Movement in 1919, dispatching troops to aid the Northern Expeditionary Armies, the founding of the Seventh and Eighth Armies of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, the Baise Uprising paving the way for establishing the Zuojiang and Youjiang revolutionary bases, the Longzhou Uprising and the bloody Kunlunguan Campaign which gave a heavy blow to the Japanese aggressors. The local people have added an illustrious chapter to the history of defending the homeland and pursuing social progress by safeguarding the South Gate of the motherland and participating in the socialist construction of New China. @@In 1958, Nanning became the capital of Guangxi Chuang Nationality Municipality.
Nanning City is located between 107o45-108o51eastern longitude and 22o12-23o32northern latitude. The downtown area lies in the Nanning Basin, one of the four largest in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, with an average elevation of 80 to 100 meters. The highest point is 496 meters above sea level. The major river within Nanning is the Yujiang River, the largest tributary of the Xijiang River, and the section of it running through the city is known as the Yongjiang River and joins the Pearl River System.
Located to the south of the tropic of cancer, Nanning has a monsoon climate characteristic of the subtropical zone and is influenced by the regulation of a maritime climate. The city is full of sunshine with abundant rainfall, but with little frost and no snowfall. The annual average temperature is 21.7 degrees centigrade, with the annual average precipitation of 1300 mm. @@The frost-free period is between 345 and 360 days. There is an old saying that "grass never withers, even in winter; flowers always bloom, even not in spring."
Nanning is a booming city facing Southeast Asia and backing Southwest China. It adjoins Guangdong Province, Hong Kong and Macao in the east. It is an important hub city available to Southwest China as they open to international economies, as well as an exchange center for economic circles in southern, southwestern and southeastern China. @@As one of the hotspots of China's economic development, Nanning has witnessed earth-shaking changes in this regard through five decades of economic construction. Since the reform policies were introduced, directed by the development strategy of "Using science and education to vitalize the city, agriculture to stabilize the city, industry as the base of the city, the third industry to make the city rich, and to govern the city according to laws", Nanning has gradually adjusted its structure of industry and formed the rising industry group with focus on biology and pharmacy, electronic information, new material and electro mechanics. @@The agriculture is developing in the direction of high yield, high quality and effectiveness. In 1997, the increase of the third industry in Nanning equals 49.66 percent of GDP in Nanning. The scope of economic development has expanded rapidly, bringing a new look to the city as it changes with each passing day. Also, various undertakings in the fields of science, education, culture and sports have been vigorously developed.
Nanning is the center of science and technology, education, culture and sanitation Guangxi Province. There are altogether 54 scientific research institutes subordinate to districts. 10 colleges and 50 trade schools are training specialty personnel of all kinds for society. Now there are 62 mass cultural organizations, 13 performing groups, 8 cinemas, 285 projecting units, over 70 karaoke halls and over 1000 newsstands. The bookshops and cultural markets, which can be found every where and the broadcast and TV not only infinitely enrich Nanning citizens' culture life in spare time, but also help to improve their quality and the civilization degree of the city.
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