Guangning County

Guangning County, alternately romanized as Kwongning County,[lower-alpha 1] is a county in western Guangdong, China, under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhaoqing. Guangning County has an area of 2,380 square kilometers (920 sq mi), with a population of 540,000.

Not to be confused with Guangning (also 廣寧) in Liaoning or with its eponymous county, the site of the Battle of Guangning during the Manchu conquest of China.
Guangning

广宁县

Kwongning
County
Location of the county in Zhaoqing and Guangdong
Guangning
Location of the seat in Guangdong
Coordinates: 23°03′N 112°27′E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
Prefecture-level cityZhaoqing
Area
 • Total2,380 km2 (920 sq mi)
Population
 • Total540,000
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
526300
Websitewww.gdgn.gov.cn
Guangning
Simplified Chinese广宁
Traditional Chinese廣寧
JyutpingGwong2-ning4
Hanyu PinyinGuǎngníng
PostalKwongning
Literal meaningWidely Pacified

Name

The Explanation of County Names 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. It has formed part of Zhaoqing since at least the Qing.[1]

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 12.4 °C (54.3 °F), in July is 28.3 °C (82.9 °F), with an annual precipitation of 1,717 mm (67.6 in).

Administrative divisions

The town of Nanjie is the centre of administration in this county. There are 16 other towns in Guangning. They are:

NameChinese (S)Hanyu PinyinPopulation (2010)[2]Area (km2)
Paisha town排沙镇Páishā Zhèn20,527154
Tanpu town潭布镇Tánpǔ Zhèn20,844132.6
Jiangtun town江屯镇Jiāngtún Zhèn43,155238.12
Luogang town螺岗镇Luógǎng Zhèn9,442105
Beishi town北市镇Běishì Zhèn16,458230
Kengkou town坑口镇Kēngkǒu Zhèn21,002181
Chikeng town赤坑镇Chìkēng Zhèn12,596181
Nanjie town南街镇Nánjiē Zhèn118,259189.3
Binheng town宾亨镇Bīnhēng Zhèn38,523171.33
Wuhe town五和镇Wǔhé Zhèn17,639116.32
Hengshan town横山镇Héngshān Zhèn34,355137.5
Muge town木格镇Mùgé Zhèn12,634126.05
Shiju town石咀镇Shíjǔ Zhèn9,27283.56
Gushui town古水镇Gǔshuǐ Zhèn35,334263.7
Zhouzi town洲仔镇Zhōuzǐ Zhèn13,90188.53

Natural Resources

Mines

Tantalum, Niobium, Gold, Jade, Porcelain clay, granite etc.

Bamboo

Guangning is considered as the Hometown of Bamboo, since it has 108-million-acre (440,000 km2) 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
  1. Guangning has also been romanized as Kwang Ning.[1]
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References

Citations
  1. Bolton & al. (1941), p. 262.
  2. shi, Guo wu yuan ren kou pu cha ban gong; council, Guo jia tong ji ju ren kou he jiu ye tong ji si bian = Tabulation on the 2010 population census of the people's republic of China by township / compiled by Population census office under the state; population, Department of; statistics, employment statistics national bureau of (2012). Zhongguo 2010 nian ren kou pu cha fen xiang, zhen, jie dao zi liao (Di 1 ban. ed.). Beijing Shi: Zhongguo tong ji chu ban she. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.

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