Английская Википедия:Guangning County
Шаблон:Hatnote Шаблон:Cleanup rewrite Шаблон:Stack begin Шаблон:Infobox settlement Шаблон:Infobox Chinese Шаблон:Stack end Guangning County, alternately romanized as KwongningШаблон:NbspCounty,Шаблон:Efn is a county in western Guangdong, China, under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhaoqing. Guangning County has an area of Шаблон:Convert, with a population of 540,000.Шаблон:When
Name
The Explanation of County NamesШаблон:Clarify states that the name of Guangning County—literally "widely" or "broadly pacified"—is a reference to the defeat of a large mob of bandits by the central government in 1559, shortly before the founding of the county.
History
Guangning County was founded on October 30, 1559, under the Jiajing Emperor of the Ming.Шаблон:Citation needed It has formed part of Zhaoqing since at least the Qing.Шаблон:Sfnp
Geography and climate
Lying in the valley of Sui River, Guangning has been developing along the riversides. Surrounded by green hills and mountains, Guangning is considered as a pearl in a greenery cradle. Average temperature in January is Шаблон:Convert, in July is Шаблон:Convert, with an annual precipitation of Шаблон:Convert.
Administrative divisions
The town of Nanjie is the centre of administration in this county. There are 16 other towns in Guangning. They are:
Name | Chinese (S) | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010)[1] | Area (km2) |
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Paisha town | Шаблон:Zh | Páishā Zhèn | 20,527 | 154 |
Tanpu town | Шаблон:Zh | Tánpǔ Zhèn | 20,844 | 132.6 |
Jiangtun town | Шаблон:Zh | Jiāngtún Zhèn | 43,155 | 238.12 |
Luogang town | Шаблон:Zh | Luógǎng Zhèn | 9,442 | 105 |
Beishi town | Шаблон:Zh | Běishì Zhèn | 16,458 | 230 |
Kengkou town | Шаблон:Zh | Kēngkǒu Zhèn | 21,002 | 181 |
Chikeng town | Шаблон:Zh | Chìkēng Zhèn | 12,596 | 181 |
Nanjie town | Шаблон:Zh | Nánjiē Zhèn | 118,259 | 189.3 |
Binheng town | Шаблон:Zh | Bīnhēng Zhèn | 38,523 | 171.33 |
Wuhe town | Шаблон:Zh | Wǔhé Zhèn | 17,639 | 116.32 |
Hengshan town | Шаблон:Zh | Héngshān Zhèn | 34,355 | 137.5 |
Muge town | Шаблон:Zh | Mùgé Zhèn | 12,634 | 126.05 |
Shiju town | Шаблон:Zh | Shíjǔ Zhèn | 9,272 | 83.56 |
Gushui town | Шаблон:Zh | Gǔshuǐ Zhèn | 35,334 | 263.7 |
Zhouzi town | Шаблон:Zh | Zhōuzǐ Zhèn | 13,901 | 88.53 |
Natural Resources
Mines
Tantalum, Niobium, Gold, Jade, Porcelain clay, granite etc.
Bamboo
Guangning is considered as the Hometown of Bamboo, since it has Шаблон:Convert of land built with various kinds of bamboos, and the annual production of it has reached 250 thousand tons.
Economy
Agriculture
Main plants includes rice, sweet potatoes, peanuts, Sugarcane, Teas, Mulberry
Industry
Woods processing, Chemistry, Sugar, Porcelain, Ink, Plastic, Paper-making, Bamboo-based arts.
In the year of 2002, the GDP of Guangning reached RMB 3.48 billion dollars.
Transportation
Roads are accessible to cities including Zhouqing, Shenzhen, Zhuhai. Guangzhou, the capital city of Guangdong Province, is currently 2.5 hours away by bus. But with the highway and railways under construction now, by 2010, the time can be shortened to one hour.
Tourism
To capitalize its natural resources, Guangning has developed eco-tourism attractions, including The Sea of Bamboo, The Emerald Lake, where you can immerse yourself in the greenery forest of bamboo, roll a boat on the greenery lake, have a sip of bamboo tea, while also taste the delicious local cuisine.
The local tourism has been developing prosperously in the last few years, bringing in tourists from home and abroad.
Special Products
Jade Teas, bamboo and bamboo-made products, such as bamboo charcoal cloth, bamboo charcoal pillow case etc., which proved to be environmental-friendly products.
Notes
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Шаблон:Citation, reprinted 2000.
Шаблон:County-level divisions of Guangdong