Geographic Advantages
1. An open city along China's coastline
Nanning borders on Beibu Bay in the south, only 204 kilometers from Beihai, 173 kilometers from Fangcheng Port, and 104 kilometers from Qinzhou City, which are the three biggest harborin Guangxi. The distance from Guangxi seaports to Southeast Asia and Africa is the nearest in China. The numerous natural harbors along the coastline of Guangxi have given rise to 21 harbors of various sizes with a combined potential handling capacitv of over 100 million tons. Current plans call for the number of births to reach 18 at different levels ranging from 10,000 to 100,000 tons. The city government has worked out a development strategy for the coastal areas centered on Nanning, Beihai, Qinzhou and Fangcheng Harbor, giving full play to the role of the big cities along the Guangxi coast and radiating to other areas. Undoubtedly, this area will become the most active region in terms of economic development in Guangxi and southeastern China, as well as a new hot spot for economic take-off along the coast.
2. A capital city along the border ling
Guangxi has eight counties, which borders on Vietnam and 11 border ports within the area. Nanning is only 230 kilometers from Pingxiang Port and only 204 kilometers from Dongxing Port along the Sino-Vietnamese border. There are seven counties and cities around Nanning, which are on the borderline with Vietnam. The total length of the overland borderline is 1,020 kilometers. Therefore, it offers favorable conditions for developing the border trade.
3. A harbor city along the inland river
Nanning is one of the four inland-river harbors along the Xijiang River system within Guangxi. The Xijiang River, coming down from the Yunnan Guizhou Plateau, runs through Guangxi, via Guangdong to the South China Sea. It is a golden waterway linking Hong Kong and Macao with Southwest China. There are eight shipping routes available along the inland river, which connect Nanning with Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Wuzhou, as well as other cities. The second phase of improvements along the Xijiang River waterway iexpected to be completed soon.