Guangning County is a county of Guangdong Province

Guangdong

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, China

China

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. It is under the administration of Zhaoqing

Zhaoqing

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 city. It has 2380 square metres, with a population of 540,000.

Politics

There are 17 towns in Guangning. They are:

• ChiKeng
• Beishi
• Jiangtun
• Lianhe,Kengkou
• LuogangNanjie
• Tanbu
• Shizui
• Gushui
• Zhouzi
• Binheng
• Hengshan
• Wuhe
• Muge
• Paisha
• Shijian

The town of Nanjie is the centre of administration in this county.

History

The history of Guangning goes back to Ming Dynasty

Ming Dynasty

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, Jiajing Emperor

Jiajing Emperor

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on October 30, 1559. The name of Guangning literally means widely peace. According to the book of “ Explanation of County Names”, there was a battle against a large mob of bandit in 1559. After the bandits were defeated, it followed by the birth of a new county in that area. So the area was name Guangning, hoped to have to peace on that land.

In the year of 1961, Guangning became a sub-territory of a nearby city Zhaoqing.

Geography and climate

Lying in the alley of Suijiang 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 12.5℃, in July is 28.5℃, with an annual precipitation of 1,734 mm.

Bamboo

Guangning is considered as the Hometown of Bamboo, since it has 108 million acres (437,060.9 km²) of land built with various kinds of bamboos, and the annual production of it has reached 250 thousand tons.

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 hr away by bus. But with the highway and railways under construction now, by 2010, the time can be shorten 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.