Xingning, Guangdong


 * Xingning is also the era name for Emperor Ai of the Jin dynasty.

Xingning (postal: Hingning;, Hakka: 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 2104.85 km2 and a population of 1.13 million.

Names
Xingning was formerly known as Qichang.

History
Xingning county was established in 331CE, 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.

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
 * Ningxin
 * Xingtian

Towns

 * Daping
 * Diaofeng
 * Luofu
 * Luogang
 * Heshui
 * Huangbei
 * Huanghuai
 * Jingnan
 * Longtian
 * Nibei
 * Ningzhong
 * Shima
 * Shuikou
 * Xinbei
 * Xinwei
 * Yetang
 * Yonghe

Transport

 * Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou Railway

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

Tourist attractions

 * Shenguang Hill
 * Xingning Academy
 * Heshui Reservoir