# Binyang

Binyang (賓陽縣) is a county in the Central Guangxi region of China.

## Regions

Binyang County, belonging to Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is located in the central and southern part of Guangxi, northeast of Nanning.
Optimum travel time：Suitable for spring and autumn

## = Understand

Binyang began in the sixth year of the Western Han Dynasty (111 BC), and has a history of more than 2,000 years. Binyang is the hometown of Cheng Siyuan, former Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and is known as the "hometown of Guangxi Hardware". The rice and lotus interplanting cultivation technology is the first of its kind in China, and has been highly praised by 10 academicians such as Yuan Longping, the "father of hybrid rice", and fully affirmed by the Ministry of Agriculture and promoted to the whole country, and Academician Yuan Longping also wrote an inscription "the hometown of rice and lotus interplanting - Guangxi Binyang".

### Holidays

On June 7, 2008, the Binyang Cannon Dragon Festival declared by Binyang County, Nanning City, Guangxi was approved by The State Council to be included in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.

## Get in
### By train

* 23.22066109.088311 Binyang Railway Station (宾阳站). Binyang Railway Station is an intersection station between the Nanguang High Speed Railway and the Liunan Intercity Railway. It is an important transportation hub station in central and southern Guangxi. It is located 3 k to the west of Litang Town, that is, 5 km to the northwest of Litang Station II (Passenger terminal) of Xiang-Guangxi Line, and 4 km away from the national Highway. (updated Dec 2023)

## Get around

* In Binyang, a taxi usually costs ¥5 to start, while a tricycle costs ¥2.
* If you prefer a shared electric car as your mode of transportation to get a feel for the city, it costs ¥2. This convenient way to travel is not only economical, but also provides you with an environmentally friendly and comfortable travel experience.
* If you are traveling with many people, you can also choose to rent a car for about ¥200 a day, but you need a certain deposit. You can drive it anywhere you want.

## See

* 23.22108.8081 Binyang Phoenix Lake Park (宾阳凤凰湖公园). There are lots of plants and it's beautiful in the spring, and there's a lot of food around the park at night. (updated Dec 2023)
* 23.2477108.82462 Binyang South Street (宾阳南街). A narrow old street, the famous national Cannon Dragon Festival originated here. (updated Dec 2023)

## Do

* 23.09652108.681091 Kunlun Pass (昆仑关). It is located at the junction of Binyang County and Kunlun Town, Nanning, Guangxi, 50 km away from Nanning. According to legend, Binyang Kunlun Pass was built by Fubo General Ma Yuan in the Han Dynasty, which has a history of more than 1,000 years.Kunlun Pass is the gateway and barrier of Nanning City, the terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, it can be said that "one husband is the pass, ten thousand husbands do not open",the military attaches importance to the history, is a military must contend. According to historical records, there were several large-scale battles in Binyang Kunlun Pass,the most famous of which were the Battle between Song Diqing and Nong Zhigao and the Battle of Kunlun Pass between China and Japan in 1939. The door is engraved with "Kunlun Pass" three characters, known as the "southern natural danger". (updated Dec 2023)

## Buy

* Livo Square,力沃广场.
* People's shopping plaza,百姓购物广场.

## Eat

* Snail noodle, is one of the local special snacks, with a spicy, cool, fresh, sour, hot unique flavor.It is the most famous snack with local characteristics. Luosifen is also delicious because of its unique soup ingredients. The soup is made of snails, Shanai, star anise, cinnamon, cloves, a variety of peppers, and other natural spices and flavors.

## Drink

If you like to drink herbal tea, there are many cold tea shops in Binyang, you must like them very much.
* 23.517109.2861 Xie Ba herbal tea (谢八凉茶). There are many different flavors of herbal tea, and if you're drinking it for the first time, the taste of the shop may be relatively friendly. (updated Dec 2023)
* 23.2241108.82492 Old Wuzhou tea shop (老梧州凉茶铺). The local people like the cold tea shop very much, regardless of spring, summer, autumn and winter there are many people to drink, you can also taste the special dessert. (updated Dec 2023)

## Sleep

* Yeste Hotel (Binyang Central Cultural Square), 雅斯特酒店(宾阳中心文化广场店). Plaza Apartment North Row 1-5.
* Yeste Hotel (Binyang Phoenix Lake Liwo Plaza), 雅斯特酒店(宾阳凤凰湖力沃广场店). 52-55 Tech Road, Penn Town.
* Binyang Aishang Theme Hotel (Finance Road Branch), 宾阳艾尚主题酒店（财政路店). 1F, 107 Finance Road.
* City Comfort Inn Binyang Square Branch, 城市便捷酒店(宾阳广场店). No. 6-2, North Row, Commerce City Plaza Apartment.

## Talk

Guinan Pinghua/Cantonese - Binyang, Hakka - Xinmin, etc.

## Go next

* Nanning：ancient Yongzhou, another name for green city.
* Laizbinh： also known as the Yao Capital of the World.
* Shanglin County： at the eastern foot of Daming Mountain.