It is easy to have a quick look at China's past and present, but it takes time to gain a panoramic knowledge of China. The "Panoramic China" series is meant to assist readers, especially those overseas, in this respect. Each volume in the series focuses on a province, municipality or autonomous region, describing, with illustrations, the outstanding characteristics of each area from different perspectives.

Guangxi: Land of Wonders and Beauty

Guangxi is a land of wonders, where mountains are reflected in embracing waters, creating the fairest of pictures, Guangxi is a land of beauty, a home to 37 different ethnic groups, predominantly the Zhuang people. It is also a land of antiquity and of dynamism. In Guangxi, you will encounter fantastic landscape beauty, precious cultural relics and age-old historical sites, and deeply rooted ethnic customs; everywhere in Guangxi, you can see its diverse peoples vigorously creating a new life and enjoying it to the full.