Dongxing, Huanjiang County
{{Distinguish|text = Dongxing, Guangxi, a city with the same name in the same province in Fangchenggang County}}
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Dongxing ({{zh|s=东兴镇 |t=東興鎮 |p=Dōngxīng zhèn}}; Zhuang: Dunghhingh Zen) is a town under the administration of Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County, Guangxi, China, located in the northeast of the county. The town itself is inhabited mainly by Zhuang People speaking the Guibei dialect of Zhuang Language but there are also sizeable amounts of Yao, Miao, Maonan, Han and Sui. The town is composed of Donxing Town with its adjacent villages Banmao ({{zh|s=板帽}}) and Dongxing Village ({{zh|s=达贡屯}}) and it previously held a township status.{{cite web |url=http://www.hjzf.gov.cn/xxgk/bmwj/20181224-1453878.shtml|title=Dongxing Town Introduction|author=Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County People's Government portal |date=24 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213183944/http://www.hjzf.gov.cn/xxgk/bmwj/20181224-1453878.shtml|archive-date=2019-12-13}}
Description
File:NG49-9 dongxingxiang crop.png
Donxing Town is built on both sides of the river bank of Xiaohuangjiang ({{zh|s=小环江}}) river, commonly known as Zhongzhouhe ({{zh|s=中洲河}}), a river with great importance for the economy and agriculture of Dongxing but which faces concerning levels of pollution and flooding in the last decade.{{cite web |url=http://gx.people.com.cn/n2/2016/0706/c179430-28617967.html|title=Guangxi was hit by heavy rain|author=people.cn |date=6 July 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://news.hcwang.cn/news/201674/news6081135992.html|title=7月4日,环江毛南族自治县东兴镇遭遇暴雨袭击,部分街道被|author=hcwang.cn |date=7 July 2016}} People are often seen fishing on boats or from the river bank, while during the Dragon Boat Festival, the river is a source of festive events and family gatherings.
Because the town is built on both sides of the river, it is linked by a {{convert|50|m|ft|adj=mid|-long}} bridge which is due to be replaced, and connects the central road of Dongxing (X873) with Banmao.
The town features a wet market, kindergarten, a grade school and middle school, a small public park, many street vendors for outdoor barbecue, convenience stores and hotels. Most of the town's economical output is based on logging, quarrying, retail and subsidence agriculture. On specific days of the week, farmers from nearby villages gather in Dongxing to promote and sell their produce. During Chinese New Year, an inter-village youth basketball competition takes place at the local public basketball stadium.
Intercity transportation is available through regular coaches which stop by in Dongxing and connect with Hechi, Huanjiang and Longyanxiang ({{zh|s=龙岩乡}}).
The town experiences a declining population due in part to emigration of its youth to study, work and live in the more urban adjacent cities like Huanjiang and Hechi, while during Chinese New Year they return to celebrate with their traditional families commonly referred as "Laojia" ({{zh|s=老家}}).
Gallery
File:Dongxing Village.jpg|Dongxing Village
File:Banmao scenery.jpg|View of Banmao from the bridge
File:Dongxing scnery.jpg|Crop fields on the outskirts
File:Dragon Dance Dongxing 2.jpg|Dragon Dance during Spring Festival
File:Above Bridge.jpg|Above the bridge
File:Dongxing Basketball.jpg|People from Dongxing at an all-female basketball match
Side of the river.jpg|View from the river bank
See also
References
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External links
- [https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=zh-CN&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http://www.hjzf.gov.cn/xxgk/bmwj/20181224-1453878.shtml&edit-text= Google translation of the description of Dongxing Town]
- [http://www.hjzf.gov.cn/lxwm/20181212-1426093.shtml Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County People's Government portal, Dongxing Town Government Contact Information]
- [http://www.gxcounty.com/pindao/114460.html 广西县域经济网 >> 广西乡镇]
{{Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County divisions}}