Nanning City, referred to as "Yong", the ancient name of Yongzhou, also known as the Green City. Prefectural-level city under the jurisdiction of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the capital, Ⅰ big city, second-tier cities, the Beibu Gulf Economic Zone, the Pearl River - West River Economic Belt and the Beibu Gulf urban agglomeration core cities, China - ASEAN Expo permanent venue, "one belt, one road" economic belt organically connected to the important gateway city, the new western land and sea corridor land port type national logistics hub, the southern theater of war army organs residence. The city is also an important gateway city, a dry port-type national logistics hub for the new western land and sea corridors, and the residence of the army authorities in the Southern Theater of Operations. As of 2022, the city has 7 districts, 4 counties and 1 county-level city under its jurisdiction, with a total area of 22,100 square kilometers.At the end of 2022, the resident population of Nanning City was 8,891,700 people. Nanning City is located in the south of central Guangxi, facing Southeast Asia, backed by the southwest, east of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, south of the Beibu Gulf, in the "One Belt, One Road" is an important node, is the intersection of the South China Economic Circle, the Southwest Economic Circle, China - ASEAN Economic Circle. It has the characteristics of "two near and two along", near the sea, near the border, along the river and along the line, about 200 kilometers away from the China-Vietnam border, and is the nearest provincial capital city to ASEAN countries. After the completion of the Pinglu Canal, Nanning port, city and sea integration and development of location advantages more prominent. Nanning is known as "China's Green City" and "the place where the world's folk songs are fond of", and has been awarded the United Nations Habitat Award and the titles of National Civilized City, National Ecological Garden City, National Sanitary City, National Forest City, and China's Outstanding Tourist City, etc. Nanning is actively developing the seaward economy. Nanning City actively develops the seaward economy, promotes the integrated development of cross-border industries, transforms into a hub economy based on its location and transportation advantages, and serves to build a China-ASEAN community of destiny. Focusing on the industrial development plan of Nanning Area of China (Guangxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone, it has cultivated the development of five key industrial clusters, including modern finance, advanced manufacturing, digital economy, intelligent logistics and culture, sports and medical care, to build a new high ground for industrial development. In 2023, Nanning realized a GDP of 546.906 billion yuan, an increase of 4.0% over the previous year.