Lingui District
Lingui
临桂区 | |
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| Coordinates: 25°12′N 110°12′E / 25.200°N 110.200°ECoordinates: 25°12′N 110°12′E / 25.200°N 110.200°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Region | Guangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Guilin |
| Township-level divisions | 5 towns 4 townships 2 ethnic townships |
| County seat | (临桂镇) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,202 km2 (850 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 162 m (531 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 450,000 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (530/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 541100 |
Lingui District (Chinese: 临桂区; pinyin: Línguì Qū) is the county seat and district administered by Guilin, Guangxi, China, and located midway between Guilin and Yangshuo. The district is mostly rural and hilly, marked by the same dramatic karst topography for which Guilin is famous. Tourist attractions include Snake World, Xiongsheng Tiger and Bear Village, and Crocodile Kingdom.
The district is also known as a center of luohan guo (Siraitia grosvenorii) production.
Olympic diver Li Ting is a native of Lingui.
History[]
The Shiji and Hanshu state that around 104 BCE, the Han first built fortifications west of the district of Lingui and established the province of Jiuquan (in modern-day Gansu) to facilitate a safe route to the lands of the northwest along the Silk Road.[1] As a result, more and more envoys were sent through this territory to Anxi, Yancai, , , and Shendu.
Administrative divisions[]
The district administers 8 towns, 1 township and 2 ethnic townships:[2]
Towns:
- (临桂镇), (六塘镇), (会仙镇), (两江镇), (五通镇), (四塘镇), (中庸镇), (南边山镇),
Township:
- (茶洞乡)
Ethnic Townships: (宛田瑶族乡), (黄沙瑶族乡)
Footnotes[]
- ^ Hill (2009), p. 64.
- ^ 2016年临桂区区域规划 (in Chinese). Lingui District Government. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
References[]
- Hill, John E. (2009) Through the Jade Gate to Rome: A Study of the Silk Routes during the Later Han Dynasty, 1st to 2nd Centuries CE. BookSurge, Charleston, South Carolina. ISBN 978-1-4392-2134-1.
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