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Guangxi (zh-stpw |s=广西 |t=廣西 |p=Guǎngxī |w=Kuang-hsi; Postal System Pinyin: Kwangsi) is an autonomous region of China|autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. Its formal name is the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Together, Guangxi and Guangdong are called the "Two Guang" (兩廣 liǎng guǎng). 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. Guangxi is divided into 14 prefecture-level cities: Nanning, Guilin, Liuzhou, Wuzhou, Guigang, Yulin, Guangxi|Yulin, Qinzhou, Beihai, Fangchenggang, Chongzuo, Baise, Hechi, Laibin, and Hezhou. These are subdivided into 56 county of China|counties, 34 district of China|districts, 12 ethnic autonomous county|autonomous counties and 7 county-level city|county-level cities. The capital of Guangxi is Nanning. Located in the southern part of the country, Guangxi is bordered by Yunnan to the west, Guizhou to the north, Hunan to the northeast, and Guangdong to the southeast, and by Vietnam and the Beibu Bay (South China Sea) to the southwest. Major cities include: Nanning, Beihai, Guilin, Liuzhou. Notable towns include: Longmen, Sanjiang, Yangshuo. The region has a high concentration of Zhuang people|Zhuang. Over 90% of the Chinese Zhuang people inhabit this region. There is also a significant number of both Dong people|Dong and Miao people|Miao minority people. Other ethnic groups include: Yao people|Yao, Hui, Yi and Shui. The major tourist attraction of Guangxi is Guilin, a town famed across China and the world for its spectacular setting by the Li river amongst severe karst peaks. It also used to be the capital of Guangxi, and Jingjiang Princes City, the old princes residence, is open to the public. South of Guilin down the river is the town of Yangshuo, which has become a favourite destination for foreign tourists, particularly Backpacking (wilderness)|backpackers. Ethnic List of Chinese ethnic groups|minorities native to Guangxi, such as the Zhuang and Dong people|Dong, are also interesting for tourists. The northern part of the province, bordering with Guizhou, is home to the Longmen rice terraces, said to be some of the steepest in the world. Nearby Sanjiang|Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County features unique Dong people|Dong minority architecture.
Provinces of China Category:Guangxi| Category:Autonomous regions of the People's Republic of China de:Guangxi fr:Guangxi ja:広西チワン族自治区 pt:Guangxi fi:Guangxi zh:广西 This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Guangxi".
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