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Nanning[a] is the capital of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China. [6] It is known as the "Green City (绿城) " because of its abundance of lush subtropical foliage. Located in the South of Guangxi, Nanning is surrounded by a hilly basin, with a warm, monsoon -influenced humid subtropical climate.
Under the Ming (1368–1644) and Qing (1644–1911/12) dynasties, it was a superior prefecture, Nanning. Opened to foreign trade by Qing authorities in 1907, Nanning grew rapidly. From 1912 to 1936 it was the provincial capital of Guangxi, replacing Guilin. Earlier in the 20th century the city had spilled over from the old walled city into a ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Nanning , or Nan-ning formerly (1913–45) Yung-ning, City (pop., 2003 est.: 1,031,672), capital of Guangxi province, southern China. Located on the banks of the Yung River, it was the site of a county seat first established in ad 318. A frontier prefecture under the Song dynasty, it was later ruled successively by the Ming and Qing dynasties ...
Nov 21, 2019 · At times, Nanning appears as a peripheral city, while at others it has characteristics of a frontier city. It is one further reminder of the importance of context in city development. Located at 22°38’N latitude and 108°13’E longitude some 130 km from the China-Vietnam border, Nanning, capital of Guangxi Autonomous Region, is a city located in one of China’s frontier provinces.
- Qianyi Wang, Ran Li, Kee Cheok Cheong
- 2018
Feb 1, 2018 · Renamed Nanning in the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368 CE), it became the capital city of Guangxi Province in the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912 CE). After the establishment of PRC, Nanning was made the capital city of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. A provincial-level city, 1 Nanning has a jurisdiction of 22,189 km 2 with a total population of 6.69 ...
Nanning is the capital city of Guangxi and is, unsurprisingly, also its largest city. It boasts a population of over 6.5 million people and is home to communities of 35 different ethnic minorities, including Zhuang, Yao, Hui, Miao, Dong, and Man people, to name but a few. Nanning is a melting pot of various cultures and this is reflected in its ...
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Nanning, formerly called Yong Town, has been a trading post for decades. In history, it was the gateway to southwest of China and a communications hub of Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan provinces. With a history of 1600 years, it witnessed how the communists fought against Japanese during the Anti-Japanese War (1937-1945) and found the ...
