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Ｐｉｎｇｘｉａｎｇ――Ｔｈｅ　ｓｏｕｔｈ　ｇａｔｅ　ｏｆ　Ｃｈｉｎａ 　　Having always been called ″The south gate of China″, Pingxiang City of Guangxi is located in the south frontier of China bordering Vietnam with a border line of 97 km; while the distance apart from the capital of Lang Son Province and the capital of Vietnam, Hanoi, are 17 km 167 km respectively.The city has a down town part covering an area of 650 km2, and its total population is over 100 thousands. Seventeen nationalities, namely Zhuang, Han, Miao, Ginzu, Dongzu, Daizu, Bouyei, etc., are now taking up residence in this city; of which the minorities occupied a portion of about 85% of the city＇s total population. 　　 The Unique position advantage 　　Pingxiang was approved as a border-shore opening city by the State Council in 1992, and held one national-class development zone, the Pingxiang Border Economic Cooperation Zone, which was authorized by the Office of SEZ under the State Council.The fact that two national class-I ports, the Youyiguan Pass the Pingxiang Railway Station, and four border trade administration zones have been established makes the city to be an overland port city in the south border line of China that can connect to the national grand communication net by trunks of railway and highway.The Hunan-Guangxi railway runs through the city from north to south, and then connects to Vietnam＇s narrow gauge railway, while the Sino-Vietnam international through transport train used to shuttle through the Pingxiang Station.The Nanning-Youyiguan highway links to the No. zero highway of Vietnam.People can enter into the territory of Vietnam by going against the river or reach to Nanning, Wuzhou, Guangzhou, etc.,downstream.So, this city should always been the most convenient overland channel for traveling from China to Vietnam and Southeast Asia. 　　 Magical tourism resource 　　Having picturesque sceneries, wonderful humanity landscapes and assembled scenic spots historical sites, Pingxiang is a border port city of Gu