'''Guangxi''' (____; ''Gu?ngx?'') is a relatively poor area in southern China. Technically it is Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, but for the tourist, just another Chinese province.

It is on the South coast West of Guangdong. The ''xi'' and ''dong'' suffixes mean 'West' and 'East' respectively.

Regions

Cities and Towns

  • Beihai (_k_C) - on the coast
  • Chongzuo (____) -
  • Detian
  • Guilin (_j__) - popular tourist destination
  • Liuzhou (___B) - major industrial city with beautiful karst countryside
  • Longsheng (??) - home of the famed "Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces"
  • Longzhou (?_B) - a rural town untouched by tourism.
  • Nanning (__?) - provincial capital
  • Pingxiang (_~__) - border town - gateway to/from Vietnam
  • Sanjiang (_O_]) - scenic area, good for getting out to see the countryside. Such as to the Dong minority villages of Chengyang
  • Yangshuo (?__) - famous scenic town with karst mountains, accessible from Guilin
  • Yizhou (_X_B) - less crowded alternative to Yangshou with equally beautiful karst formations
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    One of Guanxi's more famous dishes is a hotpot based on dog.

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    You can go overland to Vietnam by train or road from Nanning.

    There is a consulate in Nanning so you can pick up a visa there. Tickets for these trips are on sale in Yangshuo.

    There is a train from Nanning to Kunming through impressive mountain scenery.