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Urban appearance of NanningNanning (Simplified Chinese: 南宁; Traditional Chinese: 南寧; Pinyin: Nánníng) is the capital of Guangxi autonomous region in southern China. It is known as the "Green City" because of its abundance of lush tropical foliage.

Geography
Nanning is located in the southern part of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, 160 km from the border with Vietnam. It is the intersection for three tributaries of the Yong River, itself a tributary of the Xi River: the Yu River, You River, and Zuo River. The Yong River bisects the actual "city" of Nanning. It is in a hilly basin with elevations between 70 and 500 meters above sea-level. Qingxiu Mountain dominates the southern part of town.

Nannings climate is sub-tropical and monsoonal and it is sometimes warm in winters as well as summers. Average temperature is 21.7°C. It is often windy or breezy and very rainy, with more than 1300 mm of precipitation annually. It is also frost-free for all but 3 or 4 days a year and very rarely snows.

Administrative Divisions
Nanning has jurisdiction over 6 districts, 6 counties, and 6 development zones.Urban appearance of Nanning

Districts:

Xingning (兴宁区) Qingxiu (青秀区) Jiangnan (江南区) Xixiangtang (西乡塘区) Liangqing (良庆区) Yongning (邕宁区)

Counties:Wuming (武鸣) Longan (隆安) Mashan (马山) Shanglin (上林) Bingyang (宾阳) Heng County (横县)

Development Zones:

Nanning High-Tech Business DZ (南宁高新技术产业开发区)
Nanning Economic and technology DZ (南宁经济技术开发区)
Nanning Overseas Chinese Investment Zone (南宁华侨投资区)
Nanning Qingxiu Mountain Resort/ Tourism Area (南宁青秀山风景名胜旅游区)
Nanning Xiangsi Lake New Area (南宁相思湖新区)
Nanning Liujing Industrial Park (南宁六景工业园区)

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