Guangning County

Not to be confused with Guangning (also 廣寧) in Liaoning or with its eponymous county, the site of the Battle of Guangning during the Manchu conquest of China.

Guangning County, alternately romanized as Kwongning County,^[a] 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 408,112 (2020 census).^[2]

Guangning 广宁县 Kwongning
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
• County	2,380 km2 (920 sq mi)
Population
• County	408,112
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
• Urban	164,249
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	526300
Website	www.gdgn.gov.cn

Guangning
Simplified Chinese	广宁
Traditional Chinese	廣寧
Jyutping	Gwong2-ning4
Hanyu Pinyin	Guǎngníng
Postal	Kwongning
Literal meaning	Widely Pacified
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guǎngníng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Gwong2-ning4

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, elevation 93 m (305 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 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)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	17.8 (64.0)	19.4 (66.9)	21.6 (70.9)	26.3 (79.3)	30.2 (86.4)	32.4 (90.3)	33.7 (92.7)	33.6 (92.5)	32.1 (89.8)	29.3 (84.7)	25.1 (77.2)	20.2 (68.4)	26.8 (80.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)	12.5 (54.5)	14.5 (58.1)	17.4 (63.3)	22.0 (71.6)	25.4 (77.7)	27.5 (81.5)	28.5 (83.3)	28.1 (82.6)	26.5 (79.7)	23.0 (73.4)	18.5 (65.3)	13.8 (56.8)	21.5 (70.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	9.0 (48.2)	11.3 (52.3)	14.6 (58.3)	19.0 (66.2)	22.2 (72.0)	24.4 (75.9)	25.0 (77.0)	24.7 (76.5)	22.9 (73.2)	18.9 (66.0)	14.3 (57.7)	9.7 (49.5)	18.0 (64.4)
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)	64.5 (2.54)	56.0 (2.20)	125.0 (4.92)	194.1 (7.64)	260.6 (10.26)	286.2 (11.27)	217.8 (8.57)	249.5 (9.82)	135.2 (5.32)	61.0 (2.40)	49.8 (1.96)	43.8 (1.72)	1,743.5 (68.62)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	9.5	10.8	16.4	16.5	19.1	20.1	17.2	17.0	11.5	5.7	6.8	7.1	157.7
Average snowy days	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Average relative humidity (%)	78	79	83	83	82	83	80	81	80	76	76	75	80
Mean monthly sunshine hours	91.4	68.4	53.2	76.0	119.6	144.2	193.9	183.1	172.5	182.0	153.9	135.9	1,574.1
Percentage possible sunshine	27	21	14	20	29	36	47	46	47	51	47	41	36
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

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)[5]	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

1. Guangning has also been romanized as Kwang Ning.^[1]