Lingui District

Lingui 临桂区
District
Coordinates:
Country	People's Republic of China
Region	Guangxi
Prefecture-level city	Guilin
Township-level divisions	5 towns 4 townships 2 ethnic townships
County seat	Lingui Town (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	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	541100

Lingui District (Chinese: 临桂区; pinyin: Línguì Qū) is a 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 County.

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. As a result, more and more envoys were sent through this territory to Anxi, Yancai, Lixuan, Tiaozhi, and Shendu.

Administrative divisions

The county administers 5 towns, 4 townships and 2 ethnic townships:

Towns:

• Lingui Town (临桂镇), Liutang (六塘镇), Huixian (会仙镇), Liangjiang (两江镇), Wutong (五通镇)

Townships:

• Sitang Township (四塘乡), Chadong Township (茶洞乡), Zhongyong Township (中庸乡), Nanbianshan Township (南边山乡), Wantian Yao Ethnic Township (宛田瑶族乡), Huangsha Yao Ethnic Township (黄沙瑶族乡)

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.

External links

• Photos of Lingui scenery