40 years of an autonomous region in China's mountainous Southwest: people can move mountains

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Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in 2018
One of China's poorest provinces

 

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Chinese ethnic minority (Zhuang) has a total population of 17 million

 

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this is beautiful.
What are the tourist attractions there /?

 

[Adam WANG SHANGHAI MEGA]

wow
this is beautiful.
What are the tourist attractions there /?

a lot,natural and minority culture of China Guangxi Zhuang Province.

Guangxi ([kwàŋ.ɕí] (listen); formerly romanised as Kwangsi; Chinese: 广西; Zhuang: Gvangjsih, officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in south China and bordering Vietnam (Hà Giang, Cao Bằng, Lạng Sơn, and Quảng Ninh Provinces). Formerly a province, Guangxi became an autonomous region in 1958.

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

广西壮族自治区
Autonomous region
Name transcription(s)
• Chinese 广西壮族自治区(Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zìzhìqū)
• Abbreviation 桂 (pinyin: Guì)
• Zhuang Gvangjsih Bouxcuengh Swcigih
• Yue Jyutping Gwong2sai1 Zong3zuk6 Zi6zi6keoi1

Map showing the location of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Coordinates: 23.6°N 108.3°E
Named for 广 guǎng - "Wide"
西 xī - "West"
Lit. "Western Expanse"
Capital Nanning
Divisions 14 prefectures, 109 counties, 1396 townships
Government

• Secretary Lu Xinshe
• Governor Chen Wu
Area

• Total 236,700 km2(91,400 sq mi)
Area rank 9th
Highest elevation

2,141 m (7,024 ft)
Population
(2010)
• Total 46,026,600
• Rank 11th
• Density 190/km2 (500/sq mi)
• Density rank 20th
Demographics

• Ethnic composition Han – 62%
Zhuang – 32%
Yao – 3%
Miao – 1%
Dong – 0.7%
Vietnamese – 0.6%
Gelao – 0.4%
• Languages and dialects Zhuang, Yue languages (mainly Cantonese), Southwestern Mandarin, Pinghua
ISO 3166 code CN-GX
GDP (2017) CNY 2.04 trillion[1](List of Chinese administrative divisions by GDP)
• per capita CNY 41,955 (List of Chinese administrative divisions by GDP per capita)
HDI (2014) 0.713[2] () (28th)
Website Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
(Simplified Chinese)
Guangxi

Guǎngxī in Simplified (top) and Traditional(bottom) Chinese
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese 广西
Traditional Chinese 廣西
Hanyu Pinyin Guǎngxī
Postal Kwangsi
Literal meaning an abbreviation of "Guǎng(nán)xī (Circuit)"

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Simplified Chinese 广西壮族自治区
Traditional Chinese 廣西壯族自治區 or廣西僮族自治區[3]
Hanyu Pinyin Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zìzhìqū
Postal Kwangsi Chuang Autonomous Region


Zhuang people in Longzhou
Year Pop. ±%
1912[12] 7,879,000 —
1928[13] 13,648,000 +73.2%
1936-37[14] 13,385,000 −1.9%
1947[15] 14,636,000 +9.3%
1954[16] 19,560,822 +33.6%
1964[17] 20,845,017 +6.6%
1982[18] 36,420,960 +74.7%
1990[19] 42,245,765 +16.0%
2000[20] 43,854,538 +3.8%
2010[21] 46,026,629 +5.0%


Zhuang people in Longzhou
Year Pop. ±%
1912[12] 7,879,000 —
1928[13] 13,648,000 +73.2%
1936-37[14] 13,385,000 −1.9%
1947[15] 14,636,000 +9.3%
1954[16] 19,560,822 +33.6%
1964[17] 20,845,017 +6.6%
1982[18] 36,420,960 +74.7%
1990[19] 42,245,765 +16.0%
2000[20] 43,854,538 +3.8%
2010[21] 46,026,629 +5.0%

Capital Nanning