Guangxi
Guangxi,[a] officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, 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) and the Gulf of Tonkin. Formerly a province, Guangxi became an autonomous region in 1958. Its current capital is Nanning.[6]
For other uses, see Guangxi (disambiguation).
Guangxi
广西壮族自治区
Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zìzhìqū
Gwong2 sai1 Zong3 zuk6 Zi6 zi6 keoi1
桂 (Guì / Gwai3)
Gvangjsih Bouxcuengh Swcigih
Gvei
China
14 prefectures, 109 counties, 1396 townships
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Regional People's Congress
Liu Ning
237,600 km2 (91,700 sq mi)
2,141 m (7,024 ft)
50,126,804
210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Dai-Tai Zhuang – 72%
Mandarin – N.A.%
Yao – 3%
Jing (Vietnamese) – 2%
Miao – 1%
Dong – 0.7%
Gelao – 0.3%
Zhuang, Yue languages (mainly Cantonese), Southwestern Mandarin, Pinghua
CN-GX
CN¥49,118
US$7,611 (31st)
7.5%
(in Chinese)
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Kwangsi
An abbreviation of "Guǎng(nán)xī (Circuit)"
ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄒㄧ
Goangshi
Kuang3-hsi1
Gwǎngsyī
kuaon上si平
Kóng-sî
Gwóngsāi
Gwong2 sai1
Kńg-sai
Kuáng-sai
Guōng-să̤
Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zìzhìqū
Kwangsi Chuang Autonomous Region
Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zìzhìqū
Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zìzhìqū
ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄒㄧ
ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄗㄨˊ
ㄗˋ ㄓˋ ㄑㄩ
Goangshi Juanqtzwu Tzyhjyhchiu
Kuang3-hsi1 Chuang4-tsu2 Tzŭ4-chih4-chʻü1
Gwǎngsyī Jwàngdzú Dz̀jr̀chyū
kuaon上si平 tsaon去zoh入 zy去zy去chiu平
Kóng-sî Tsong-tshu̍k Tshṳ-tshṳ-khî
Gwóngsāi Jongjuhk Jihjihkēui
Gwong2 sai1 Zong3 zuk6 Zi6 zi6 keoi1
Kńg-sai Chàng-cho̍k Chū-tī-khu
Kuáng-sai Tsàng-tsôk Tsĕu-tī-khu
Guōng-să̤ Cáung-cŭk Cê̤ṳ-dê-kṳ̆
Quảng Tây
廣西
區自治民族壯廣西
Gvangjsih
Gvaŋзsiƅ
广西佈僮自治区
Guangxi's location, in mountainous terrain in the far south of China, has placed it on the frontier of Chinese civilization throughout much of Chinese history. The current name "Guang" means "expanse" and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in 226 AD. It was given provincial level status during the Yuan dynasty, but even into the 20th century, it was considered an open, wild territory. The abbreviation of the region is "桂" (Hanyu pinyin: Guì; Zhuang: Gvei), which comes from the name of the city of Guilin, the provincial capital during both the Ming dynasty and the Qing dynasty.
Guangxi contains the largest population of China's ethnic minorities after Yunnan, in particular, the Zhuang people, who make up 34% of the population. Various regional languages and dialects such as Pinghua, Zhuang, Kam, Cantonese, Hakka, and Min are spoken alongside Mandarin Chinese.[7]
Name[edit]
"Guǎng" (simplified Chinese: 广; traditional Chinese: 廣) means 'expanse' or 'vast', and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226.[8] Guangxi and neighboring Guangdong literally mean 'expanse west' and 'expanse east'. Together, Guangxi and Guangdong are called Liangguang (Liangkwang; traditional Chinese: 兩廣; simplified Chinese: 两广; pinyin: liǎng guǎng; Cantonese Yale: léuhng gwóng; lit. 'Two Expanses', Vietnamese: Lưỡng Quảng). During the Song dynasty, the Two Guangs were formally separated as Guǎngnán Xīlù (廣南西路; 广南西路; 'vast south west region') and Guǎngnán Dōnglù (廣南東路; 广南东路; 'vast south east region'), which became abbreviated as Guǎngxī Lù (廣西路; 广西路) and Guǎngdōng Lù (廣東路; 广东路).
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