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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.[when?]
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Guangning
广宁县 Kwongning | |
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County | |
 Location of the county in Zhaoqing and Guangdong | |
  Guangning Location of the seat in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates: 23°03′N 112°27′E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhaoqing |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,380 km2 (920 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 540,000 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 526300 |
| Website | www |
| Guangning | |||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 广宁 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 廣寧 | ||||||||||
| Jyutping | Gwong2-ning4 | ||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Guǎngníng | ||||||||||
| Postal | Kwongning | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Widely Pacified | ||||||||||
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Name
The Explanation of County Names[clarification needed] 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.[citation needed] 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).
| Climate data for Guangning (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.2 (82.8) |
31.8 (89.2) |
33.7 (92.7) |
34.0 (93.2) |
35.7 (96.3) |
38.0 (100.4) |
38.7 (101.7) |
39.1 (102.4) |
38.3 (100.9) |
35.7 (96.3) |
33.5 (92.3) |
29.1 (84.4) |
39.1 (102.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 17.8 (64.0) |
18.5 (65.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
25.7 (78.3) |
29.7 (85.5) |
31.9 (89.4) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.5 (92.3) |
31.9 (89.4) |
29.2 (84.6) |
24.8 (76.6) |
20.4 (68.7) |
26.5 (79.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.4 (54.3) |
14.1 (57.4) |
17.1 (62.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
25.0 (77.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.0 (82.4) |
26.3 (79.3) |
22.9 (73.2) |
17.9 (64.2) |
13.4 (56.1) |
21.2 (70.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 8.7 (47.7) |
11.1 (52.0) |
14.2 (57.6) |
18.8 (65.8) |
21.9 (71.4) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.5 (76.1) |
22.6 (72.7) |
18.7 (65.7) |
13.5 (56.3) |
8.9 (48.0) |
17.6 (63.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.5 (29.3) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
0.7 (33.3) |
7.5 (45.5) |
11.8 (53.2) |
15.4 (59.7) |
21.0 (69.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
14.1 (57.4) |
6.2 (43.2) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 60.7 (2.39) |
80.5 (3.17) |
116.7 (4.59) |
192.7 (7.59) |
277.1 (10.91) |
270.3 (10.64) |
234.2 (9.22) |
212.3 (8.36) |
143.4 (5.65) |
54.2 (2.13) |
41.1 (1.62) |
33.4 (1.31) |
1,716.6 (67.58) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 80 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[2] | |||||||||||||
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)[3] | Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paisha town | 排沙镇 | Páishā Zhèn | 20,527 | 154 |
| Tanpu town | 潭布镇 | Tánpǔ Zhèn | 20,844 | 132.6 |
| Jiangtun town | 江屯镇 | Jiāngtún Zhèn | 43,155 | 238.12 |
| Luogang town | 螺岗镇 | Luógǎng Zhèn | 9,442 | 105 |
| Beishi town | 北市镇 | Běishì Zhèn | 16,458 | 230 |
| Kengkou town | 坑口镇 | Kēngkǒu Zhèn | 21,002 | 181 |
| Chikeng town | 赤坑镇 | Chìkēng Zhèn | 12,596 | 181 |
| Nanjie town | 南街镇 | Nánjiē Zhèn | 118,259 | 189.3 |
| Binheng town | 宾亨镇 | Bīnhēng Zhèn | 38,523 | 171.33 |
| Wuhe town | 五和镇 | Wǔhé Zhèn | 17,639 | 116.32 |
| Hengshan town | 横山镇 | Héngshān Zhèn | 34,355 | 137.5 |
| Muge town | 木格镇 | Mùgé Zhèn | 12,634 | 126.05 |
| Shiju town | 石咀镇 | Shíjǔ Zhèn | 9,272 | 83.56 |
| Gushui town | 古水镇 | Gǔshuǐ Zhèn | 35,334 | 263.7 |
| Zhouzi town | 洲仔镇 | Zhōuzǐ Zhèn | 13,901 | 88.53 |
- Defunct: Shijian Town, Lianhe Town
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
- Guangning has also been romanized as Kwang Ning.[1]
References
Citations
- Bolton & al. (1941), p. 262.
- 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- 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.
Bibliography
- Bolton, Kingsley; et al. (1941), Triad Societies, Vol. 5, Abingdon: Routledge, ISBN 9780415243971, reprinted 2000.
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