Nanning Travel Guide

Last Update: 2010-1-18 2:50:00; By drwi

Attraction : 3-star

Transportation: 5-star

Accommodation: 4-star

Food: 4-star

Shopping: 5-star

Entertainment: 4-star

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The city of Nanning, whose Chinese name means "Southern Peace", is the capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, or Guangxi Province, for short. Nanning is located almost in the center of the province, though slightly more southerly than northerly (nearer the coast - and the Gulf of Tonkin/ the South China Sea), even if the city is almost perfectly centered, east to west, in Guangxi Province, which borders Vietnam to the southwest. The Chinese island of Hainan lies almost due south across the Gulf of Tonkin. Nanning is situated in a low-lying but hilly valley, surrounded by mountains. The southern part of the city is in fact built on the lower slopes of Mount Qingxiu.

Nanning has also been known in former times as Yong City due to its location on th... [ View Details ]

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