Stories from Guangxi

52 articles

1. Three Reputations on One Stone

   At Liuhou Shrine, the Lizi Stele brings Liu Zongyuan, Han Yu and Su Shi together across time through remembrance, writing and carving.

   Liuzhou

2. Why Liuzhou Remembers Liu Zongyuan

   Liu Zongyuan’s brief final posting, long literary reputation and a repeatedly renewed shrine meet in Liuzhou’s landscape of remembrance.

   Liuzhou

3. Liu Sanjie: From Song Traditions to River Spectacle

   A legendary singer, community song traditions and modern adaptations meet in Yangshuo’s best-known cultural name, while retaining distinct histories.

   Guilin

4. What Makes Luosifen Taste Like Liuzhou

   A bowl of rice noodles, broth, preserved vegetables and contrasting textures shows how Liuzhou’s signature dish is assembled.

   Liuzhou

5. The River View Has an Industrial History

   Liuzhou’s industrial museum offers a route from large machines to the environmental work behind an attractive urban landscape.

   Liuzhou

6. What the Terraces Are Doing Through the Year

   Longji’s seasonal surfaces reflect the farming cycle, from wet soil and young plants to grain, harvest and field maintenance.

   Guilin

7. Who Keeps a Terrace Landscape Alive?

   Dazhai’s experience reveals why conserving Longji requires viable farming, fair tourism benefits and continuing negotiation.

   Guilin

8. Longji’s Villages and Their Living Landscapes

   Ping’an, Longji Ancient Zhuang Village and Dazhai are distinct communities within Longji, where residents, houses and changing livelihoods shape the terraced landscape.

   Guilin

9. Forest, Water and Shared Work in Longji

   Forest litter, channels and local water management connect Longji’s terraces with the wider working landscape of Longsheng County.

   Guilin

10. Mingshi: Fields and Villages Among the Karst

    Mingshi’s limestone skyline is part of a lived landscape of cultivated fields, village change and everyday use between the peaks.

    Chongzuo

11. Bronze Drums in Guangxi: Form, Ornament and Classification

    Nanning’s museum collections open a wider Guangxi story through the shape, ornament and careful classification of bronze drums.

    Nanning

12. Nanning’s Renewed Riverfront and Historic Streets

    Along the Yong River and renewed old-city streets, public works, reconstructed landmarks and cultural programming tell distinct stories.

    Nanning