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 and a population of 779,411 (2020).
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 Heyuan 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
Climate
Transport Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou railway Longyan–Longchuan high-speed railway
Culture The majority of Xingning's residents are Hakka people.
Tourist attractions Shenguang Hill Xingning Academy Heshui Reservoir
See also List of township-level divisions of Guangdong
References
External links Life in Xingning (家在兴宁) Xingning Government website Satellite photo of Xingning from National Geographic