Geography
Located in the southern part of the country, Guangxi is bordered by Yunnan to the west, Guizhou to the north, Hunan to the northeast, and Guangdong to the east and southeast. It is also bounded by Vietnam in the southwest and the Gulf of Tonkin in the south.
Guangxi is a mountainous region. The Nanling Mountains form the northeast border, with the Yuecheng and Haiyang Mountains branching from them. Also in the north are the Duyao and Fenghuang Mountains. Near the center of the region are the Da Yao and Da Ming Mountains. On the southeastern border are the Yunkai Mountains.
The highest point is Mount Mao'er in the Yuecheng, at 2,141 metres (7,024 ft).
Many rivers cut valleys through the mountains. Most of these rivers form the tributary basin of the West River:
| Xijiang River system schematic (italics indicates rivers outside Guangxi) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 贺江 He River | 西江 Xi River | |||
| 漓江 Li River | 桂江 Gui River | |||
| 北盘江 Beipan River | 红水河 Hongshui River | 黔江 Qian River | 浔江 Xun River | |
| 南盘江 Nanpan River | ||||
| 融江 Rong River | 柳江 Liu River | |||
| 龙江 Long River | ||||
| 右江 You River | 邕江 Yong River | 郁江 Yu River | ||
| 左江 Zuo River | ||||
Guangxi has a short coastline on the Gulf of Tonkin. Important seaports include Beihai, Qinzhou and Fangchenggang.
Along the border with Vietnam there is the Detian waterfall (德天瀑布, Dé Tiān Pùbù), which separates the two countries.
Guangxi has a subtropical climate. Summers are generally long and hot. Average annual temperature is 17 to 23°C, while average annual precipitation is 1250 to 1750 mm.
Major cities include: Nanning, Liuzhou, Guilin, Beihai.
Notable towns include: Longmen, Sanjiang, Yangshuo.
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