The Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is located in the west of South China.It was under the jurisdiction of Guilin Prefecture in the Qin Dynasty,so it was abbreviated as Gui.
    With karst landscape as its main tourism resources,more than 400 scenic areas and attractions have been exploited in the region.In addition,the Ling Canal,which was excavated in the Qin Dynasty,connects the upper reaches of the Guijiang River with the Xiangjiang River.It is one of the great ancient hydraulic projects in China.The region is a melting pot with the Zhuang Nationality as its main population.There are 12 ethnic groups living here for generations whose folkways are primitively simple.Beibu Bay of Guangxi Province is a pearl-producing area famous both at home and abroad,and Hepu County is praised as the “hometown of southern pearls”.