Nanning, as the capital city, is the political, economic and cultural center of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is organized with six urban districts and six counties. The city covers a total landmass of 22,112 square kilometers. It has a total population of about 6.49 million, of which more than 2.441 million live in downtown area.

      Located in the subtropical area, Nanning is green all the year round. It also boasts unique ethnic cultures of long history and rich tourism resources. It hosts the Nanning International Arts Festival of Folk Songs every year and provides the permanent venue for China-ASEAN Expo.

      Nanning is 1680 years old but is young and vigorous for a booming economy and flourishing social development. Its GDP is increased by an average annual rate of more than 10%. Mainstay Industries include sugar refineries, food processing, paper making, aluminum production, pharmaceutical industry, information industry and machinery, etc.