Guangxi (Zhuang: Gvangjsih; old orthography: Gvaŋзsiƅ; ; Postal map spelling: Kwangsi), full name Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (Zhuang: Gvangjsih Bouxcuengh Swcigih; old orthography: Gvaŋзsiƅ Bouчcueŋƅ Sɯcigiƅ; ) is a Zhuang autonomous region of the People's Republic of China.
"Guang" itself means "expanse", and was associated with the region from the Western Jin Dynasty onwards. "Guangxi" and neighbouring Guangdong literally mean "Guang West" and "Guang East". Together, Guangdong and Guangxi are called the "Two Guangs" (两广 Liǎng Guǎng).
The abbreviation of the province is 桂 (Gui), which comes from Guilin, a major city in the autonomous region.
Administrative divisions
Guangxi is divided into fourteen prefecture-level cities, fifty-six counties, thirty-four districts, twelve ethnic autonomous counties and seven county-level cities. The fourteen prefecture-level cities are:- Chongzuo (崇左市)
- Baise (百色市)
- Beihai (北海市)
- Fangchenggang (防城港市)
- Guigang (贵港市)
- Guilin (桂林市)
- Hechi (河池市)
- Hezhou (贺州市)
- Laibin (来宾市)
- Liuzhou (柳州市)
- Nanning (南宁市)
- Qinzhou (钦州市)
- Wuzhou (梧州市)
- Yulin (玉林市)