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Guangxi
Zhuang Autonomous Region
 Abbreviation:
Gui
Capital: Nanning
Area: More than 230,000 square kilometres
Population: 47.91 million (mainly inhabited
by the ethnic Zhuang)
Location: In southwest China and adjacent
to the Beibu Gulf
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region borders
Viet Nam in the southwest and is adjacent to the
Beibu Gulf. The Beibu Gulf is a semi-enclosed
bay surrounded by territories belonging to China
and Viet Nam. Guangxi is well
known for its typical karst formation, with typical
representations of Li River
and Gui River areas. The coastline in the south
is sinuate, with numerous bays and dotted by about
800 isles. Guangxi enjoys a subtropical monsoon
climate.
Guangxi's industrial sectors
include metallurgy, machinery, sugar and
food. There are a variety of minerals and
the reserves are abundant. The reserve of
manganese in Guangxi tops the whole nation,
while the reserves of tin and tungsten also
account for a big percentage. Subtropical
economic plants are of great variety and
fine quality, such as rubber, coffee and
pepper. Guangxi is aim China's famous fruit
plantation area; the local produces include
Shatian pomelo and longan. Besides, Guangxi
is China's important production base of
sugar.
Ancestors in Guangxi
have left behind lots of historic sites and cultural
relics such as Huashan Rock Paintings created
by the ancestors of the Zhuang
nationality (a total population of more than
17 million), the 34 kilometre-long Xing'an ancient
Ling
Canal built in the period 219 to 214 BC, one
of the most ancient irrigation projects in the
world and is as famous as the Great Wall. Other
prime attractions include festivals, wedding ceremonies,
cuisine, ethnic customs, the channing hills and
waters of Guilin with
the fame of scenery unparallel in China, the Beibu
Bay well known for soft wave, fine sand and subtropical
charms, making Guangxi an enchanting tourist attraction.
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Yunnan is a perfect showpiece of China's many
natural wonders, rugged, wild, and unspoiled. The province is
famed for its multitude of ethnic groups, of China's fifty-five
officially recognized ethnic minorities, twenty-five can be
found in Yunnan. Here visitors could find snow-capped mountains,
mysterious deep valleys, peaceful highland lakes, magnificent
Karst hills, tropical rainforests, and torrential rivers.
As the capital of China, Beijing is the political,
cultural, and intellectual center of the country. Beijing has
so much to offer travelers. The celebrated tourist center is
filled with historical highlights, the most well known ones
are: Great Wall, Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven,
Ming Tombs...
Tibet Autonomous Region, a mystical land called
"the Roof of the World", more than 50 peaks in this area are
higher than 7,000 meters, and 11 peaks exceed 8,000 meters.
Mt. Everest - the world's highest peak is located in Tibet.
Tibet offers fabulous things to see, including unique Buddhist
monastery, breathtaking high-altitude lakes, stunning views
of the snow mountains and brilliant Tibetan culture. |
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