Located between Minzu Dadao and Dongge Lu in downtown Nanning, the Great Hall of the People of Guangxi serves as the conference hall of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is the political center of Guangxi. Completed in 1996, the Great Hall is 60 meters high and has a building area of 50,000 square meters. In front of the gate of the hall stand 12 round granite pillars, which symbolize the 12 united ethnic groups inhabiting harmoniously in Guangxi. And lodged in the hall is the precious gift sent by the delegation from the Central Government at the 40th founding anniversary of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Great Hall has 15 conference halls for the prefectures and cities in Guangxi and one for the Liberation Army stationed in Guangxi, each hall representing its own glorious history and culture. |