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17-402: Liuzhou is located on the banks of the winding Liu River , approximately 255 km (158 mi) from Nanning , the regional capital. By road, it is about 167 km (104 mi) to Guilin , 167 km (104 mi) to Hechi , 237 km (147 mi) to Nanning , 373 km (232 mi) to Fangchenggang , 448 km (278 mi) to Beihai . Swimming in the river is a tradition of

34-586: A brigade with a helicopter unit. The PLA's 15th Airborne Corps was also located in this MR though not under its command. Commander:Lt. Gen. Han Ruijie Political Officer: Lt. Gen. Wang Jilian Deputy Commander:Maj. Gen. Zhang Shutian In June 1962, the second Shantou Command Post became the 7th Air Corps . After a move to Xingning in Guangdong Province , it moved to Nanning , Guangxi Autonomous Region , in August 1964. The 48th Aviation Division

51-703: Is famous worldwide, and Hangzhou is known for its prosperity and the beauty of its location. Suzhou is reputed to have the most beautiful people in China, so the line is sometimes given as " Marry in Suzhou ...". Today many tourists buy miniature coffins, about 3 to 30 cm (1.2 to 11.8 in) long, as souvenirs or good luck charms. The coffins are usually inscribed 升官发财 ( shēng guān fā cái ) which means 'get promotion and get rich". The second and fourth characters are homophones of 棺材 ( guāncái ) meaning 'coffin'. Some miniature coffins are used as caskets to hold

68-1100: The Hainan Province Military Districts. The Hong Kong and Macau garrisons were within the Guangzhou MR area but reported directly to the Central Military Commission . There were two Group Armies within the Region, the 41st Group Army and 42nd Group Army , and in 2006 the International Institute for Strategic Studies said the region had some 180,000 personnel, one mechanised division, three motorised infantry divisions, one artillery division, two armoured brigades, one artillery brigade, and two anti-aircraft brigades. The 123rd (Amphibious) Infantry Division (53023) at Guigang / Guangxi and 124th Infantry Divisions at Boluo, Guangdong had been identified as Rapid Reaction Units. The Hong Kong garrison includes

85-466: The Qian Jiang . The Liujiang River basin covers an area of 57,173,000 square kilometers, spanning three provinces/regions of Guangxi , Guizhou and Hunan . Its water system is in the shape of a tree branch, the upper reaches of the river have many beaches and fast-flowing, and wooden boats can be passed during the flood season below Sandu ; the middle and lower reaches of the river are gentle, and

102-609: The Second Guangxi Campaign . Liuzhou has direct administration over 10 county-level divisions: 5 districts , 3 counties and 2 autonomous counties : Liuzhou is the second largest city in Guangxi and is the region's industrial center. According to statistics issued by the Liuzhou government in 2015, the city's GDP was 231.1 billion yuan. Among important companies based in Liuzhou are: As with much of Guangxi,

119-668: The Tang dynasty and who died in Liuzhou. He is commemorated by a park in the city. Liuzhou was the site of Liuchow Airfield , used by Nationalist Chinese and American Army Air Forces in World War II . (At that time the airfield was closer to the centre, where the zoo is now.) It was captured by the Japanese army on 7 November 1944 during the Battle of Guilin–Liuzhou and recaptured by Nationalist Chinese forces on 30 June 1945 prior to

136-728: The ashes of ancestors. Liu River The Liu River ( Chinese : 柳江 , pinyin : Liǔ Jiāng , literally: Willow River ) is a tributary within the Pearl River system in Guangxi , China . It is formed by the confluence of the Rong and Long rivers in Fengshan . It flows south through Liuzhou and then the Luoqing Jiang enters from the north. It meets the larger Hongshui He east of Laibin where it becomes known as

153-423: The city. The river is normally green, but sometimes in summer, floods from the mountain areas upstream bring sediment which colors the water yellow. In early 2012, a cadmium spill upstream caused serious pollution worries. The river can be deep. Normally, the depth is 60–70 metres (200–230 ft) but can as deep as 90 metres (300 ft) before it floods over the wall. In 2000 a bus, with 78 passengers, fell over

170-563: The dog a bath, was suddenly attacked by three piranhas. 23°48′9″N 109°31′59″E  /  23.80250°N 109.53306°E  / 23.80250; 109.53306 Guangzhou Military Region The Guangzhou Military Region was from 1955 to 2016 one of the People's Liberation Army PLA Military Regions , located in the south of the People's Republic of China . In May 1949, the Central China (Hua Zhong) Military Region (MR)

187-611: The heaviest and most frequent from May to August, when nearly two-thirds of the annual rainfall occurs. The Liujiang men ( Chinese : 柳江人 ) are among the earliest modern humans found in East Asia . Their remains were discovered in the Tongtianyang Cave ( 通天岩 ) in Liujiang County , Guangxi. Liujiang man is a Late Pleistocene Homo sapiens sapiens . Liuzhou has a history of more than 2,100 years. The city

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204-490: The landscape around Liuzhou is a mix of rolling hills, mountain peaks, caves and karst scenery. It is an ideal base for exploring the minority villages in the area. In recent years (post- Covid-19 pandemic , 2022/3) some tourists engage in Culinary tourism since Liuzhou is the birthplace of Guangxi's most famous dish, Luosifen . Liuzhou is the headquarters of the 41st Group Army of the People's Liberation Army , one of

221-403: The river bends are more developed. Karst landforms, such as peak plains, peaks and valleys are dominant, terraces and hills along the river are widely spread, cultivated land is concentrated and densely populated. Non-native piranha were reported to have been spotted in the river at Liuzhou. On 7 July 2012, a resident came to Liu River near the second team of Baisha hydrophilic platform to give

238-460: The side of a bridge. There were no survivors. Liuzhou has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen Cfa/Cwa ), with mild winters and long hot summers, and very humid conditions year-round. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 10.5 °C (50.9 °F) in January to 29 °C (84 °F) in August, while extremes have ranged from −3.8 to 42 °C (25 to 108 °F). Rain is both

255-543: The two army groups that comprise the Guangzhou Military Region responsible for the defence of China's southern coast and its border with Vietnam . Liuzhou appears in the Chinese saying 生在苏州, 活在杭州, 吃在广州, 死在柳州 . because, in the past, the city was known for its coffins, made from firwood, camphor wood, and sandalwood, which are said to preserve the body after death. Guangzhou 's "Cantonese" cuisine

272-733: Was formed. In March 1955, it was divided into two, the Guangzhou MR and the Wuhan Military Region . When the Wuhan MR was disbanded in August 1985, its troops stationed around the Hubei province were assigned to the Guangzhou MR. The region was disestablished in 2016 and reorganised as the Southern Theater Command . Just before being disbanded, the Guangzhou MR controlled the Guangdong Province , Guangxi Autonomous Region, Hunan Province, Hubei Province, and

289-520: Was founded in 111 B.C. when it was known as Tanzhong ( 潭中 ; 'Center of Deep Pool'). In 742 A.D. it became known as Longcheng ( 龙城 ; 'Dragon City'), after the Long River , before finally changing to Liuzhou ( 柳州 ; 'Willow Prefecture ') after the Liu River in 1736. The most famous historic figure is Liu Zongyuan (773–819), who was a poet and politician in

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