County-level city in Guizhou, China
About Xingyi, Guizhou
Xingyi is a county-level city and seat of the Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in the southwest of Guizhou Province, China. In March 2024, UNESCO designated the area a Global Geopark; the designation covers the cone karst peak forest at Wanfenglin, the Maling River gorge, and the Middle Triassic marine reptile fossils known as the Xingyi Fauna.
History
The city takes its name from Xingyi Prefecture, which the Qing dynasty created in 1797. In February of that year, Zhongjia (Bouyei) rebels besieged the seat of the neighbouring Nanlong Prefecture in what became known as the Nanlong Uprising; after the revolt was put down, the Qing renamed Nanlong Prefecture as Xingyi. Xingyi County, on the site of the present-day city, was established the following year, in 1798.
Geography
Xingyi borders Anlong County to the east, Xilin County and Longlin County, Guangxi to the south, Luoping County and Fuyuan County, Yunnan to the west, and Xingren, Pu'an County and Panzhou to the north, respectively. The city has an area of 2911 square kilometers, and a population of 784,032 as of 2010. It is under the administration of the Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.
Transportation
Xingyi is served by the Nanning–Kunming Railway and by the Xingyi Wanfenglin Airport.
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