Ningming County

Ningming County 宁明县 · Ningzmingz Yen
County
Ningming Location of the seat in Guangxi
Coordinates: 22°08′24″N 107°04′34″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Region	Guangxi
Prefecture-level city	Chongzuo
Township-level divisions	4 towns 9 townships
County seat	Chengzhong (城中镇)
Area
• Total	3,779 km2 (1,459 sq mi)
Elevation	118 m (387 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	412,300
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	nm.gxi.gov.cn

Ningming County (simplified Chinese: 宁明县; traditional Chinese: 寧明縣; pinyin: Níngmíng Xiàn, Zhuang: Ningzmingz Yen) is a county in southwestern Guangxi, China. It is famous for being home to the Hua mountain rock paintings World Heritage Site. A diverse range of languages and dialects are spoken alongside Mandarin Chinese, including Zuojiang Zhuang (左江壮语). It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Chongzuo and borders Vietnam's provinces of Lạng Sơn and Quảng Ninh.

Administrative divisions

There are 4 towns and 9 townships in the county:

Towns:

• Chengzhong (城中镇) Literally 'city county' known as Ningming (宁明) by locals, Aidian (爱店镇), Mingjiang (明江镇), Haiyuan (海渊镇)

Townships:

• Tingliang Township (亭亮乡), Zhai'an Township (寨安乡), Zhilang Township (峙浪乡), Dong'an Township (东安乡), Bangun Township (板棍乡), Beijiang Township (北江乡), Tongmian Township (桐棉乡), Nakan Township (那堪乡), Nanan Township (那楠乡)

External links

• Street view video Ningming