Xingning, Guangdong Province, China

🇨🇳 Xingning (Hingning; 兴宁; 興寧; Xīngníng, Hinnên) is a county-level city, under the jurisdiction of Meizhou City, Guangdong Province, China. The second largest city in eastern Guangdong, Xingning has an area of 2,104.85 square km (812.69 sq mi).

Names Xingning was formerly known as Qichang (齐昌; 齊昌).

History Xingning county was established in 331 CE, later becoming the capital of the 10th-century Southern Han Dynasty.

From its previous long-established status a county, in 1991 Xingning was upgraded to a county-level city within the municipal jurisdiction of Meizhou.

Geography: Location Xingning is located in the north eastern part of Guangdong province and borders the counties of Pingyuan, Meixian, Fengshun and Wuhua in Meizhou City; Longchuan in Heiyuan City and Xunwu in Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province.

Ethno-linguistic make-up Xingning is noted for its large Hakka population.

Administrative districts The city governs three subdistricts and 17 towns: Subdistricts • Fuxing (福兴街道) • Ningxin (宁新街道) • Xingtian (兴田街道); Towns • Daping (大坪镇) • Diaofeng (刁坊镇) • Luofu (罗浮镇) • Luogang (罗岗镇) • Heshui (合水镇) • Huangbei (黄陂镇) • Huanghuai (黄槐镇) • Jingnan (径南镇) • Longtian (龙田镇) • Nibei (坭陂镇) • Ningzhong (宁中镇) • Shima (石马镇) • Shuikou (水口镇) • Xinbei (新陂镇) • Xinwei (新圩镇) • Yetang (叶塘镇) • Yonghe (永和镇).

Transport • Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou Railway

Culture The majority of Xingning's residents are Hakka people.

Tourist attractions • Shenguang Hill • Xingning Academy • Heshui Reservoir.