HïngNing County 興寧縣

Xingning (simplified Chinese: 兴宁; traditional Chinese: 興寧; pinyin: Xīngníng) is a county-level city, under the jurisdiction of Meizhou, in Guangdong province of the People's Republic of China.

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1 Names
2 History
3 Situation
4 Administration
4.1 Towns (镇, zhen)
4.2 Townships (乡, xiang)
5 Culture
6 Tourist attractions
7 External links
[edit] Names

Xingning used to be called Qichang (齐昌).

[edit] History

Xingning county was established in 331 CE.

Xingning was the capital of the 10th-century Southern Han Dynasty.

Long a county, Xingning was upgraded to County-level city within the municipal purview of Meizhou in 1991.

[edit] Situation

Xingning is located in eastern part of Guangdong province, to the north - ie inland and upland.

Xingning borders the counties of Pingyuan, Meixian, Fengshun and Wuhua, all in Meizhou; Longchuan in Heyuan Municipality; and Xunwu in Ganzhou Municipality, Jiangxi.

[edit] Administration

Xingning is the second largest city in east Guangdong, with an area of 2105 km2; and a population of 1.13 million. The city governs 29 towns/townships containing 475 villages.

[edit] Towns (镇, zhen)

Xingcheng
Nibei
Xinxu
Diaofang
Luofu
Luogang
Ningzhong
[edit] Townships (乡, xiang)

[edit] Culture

Residents in Xingning are mostly Hakkas.

[edit] Tourist attractions

Shenguang Hill
Xingning Academy
Heshui Reservoir
[edit] External links

家在兴宁
http://www.xingning.gd.cn
Satellite photo of Xingning from National Geographic

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xingning,_Guangdong