Fangchenggang City is located in the south of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, southwestern China. Lying along the southwest end of China's continental coastline, Fangchenggang is a unique port, border and bay city. It is located in the south of Guangxi and neighbors to Nanning, Qinzhou and Vietnam. Fangchenggang is a coastal city for tourists to enjoy the sun and beach.
Facts of Fangchenggang
Chinese Name: 防城港 (fáng chéng gǎng)
Location:  in the south of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Area: 6,238 square kilometers (2,408 square miles)
Population: 1,010,000 (2019)
Nationality: Han,Yao,Zhuang
Administrative Division: 2 districts (Gangkou, Fangcheng); 1 county (Shangsi); 1 county-level city (Dongxing)

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History of Fangchenggang
As early as in the Neolithic Age, human beings started to live in this beautiful land. After Qin Shihuang unifying the whole China in 221BC, it belonged to Xiangjun Shire. The name of 'Fangcheng' firstly appeared in the history in the Song Dynasty (960-1279). Later in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Fangcheng County was set up under the control of Guangdong government. In 1985, Fangcheng District was formed in Guangxi and later in 1993, it was changed into a prefecture-level city.

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What to see in Fangchenggang?
Mountains, hills and terraced land interlace in Fangchenggang. Hills lie in its south and north and mountains are in the middle. Its southeast is mainly harbors off the Beibuwan Bay. As a harbor city in southwest China, Fangchenggang plays quite an important role in the trade between China and Southeast Asian countries. It attracts visitors with its extremely beautiful subtropical and bay scenery as well as convenient way to visit Vietnam. Here lists top attractions in Fangchenggang City.

Jindao Holiday Resort	Jiangshan Peninsula	Dongxing Port

Fangchenggang is the most convenient gateway for the hinterland of China to enter ASEAN as it shares land, sea and rivers with the countries of ASEAN. It has five national ports and five border trade areas, among which Dongxing port is the largest land border port in China. Fangcheng Port, the largest port in western China, deals with business with more than 190 countries and regions around the world.

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When to visit Fangchanggang?
Fangchenggang belongs to the subtropical monsoon climate zone with the annual average temperature of 22 ℃. It is usually attacked by typhoon from June to September. It is good to visit the city at any time of a year due to the warm and humid climate all year round. May to October is the best period anyway. Please remember to check the weather if you want to go there from June to September because it is when typhoon frequently happens.

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How to reach Fangchenggang?
To get there, visitors need firstly get to Nanning. It has no airport, but only two hours drive to Nanning Wuxu International Airport (NNG).
Fangchenggang Railway Station only operates shuttle trains between the city and Nanning.  The high-speed train from Nanning to Fangchenggang has been opened since 2013, and the whole journey is 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Highways are widely constructed extending to Nanning, Qinzhou, Beihai and the cisborder counties. Nanning Chief Long Distance Bus Station has scheduled bus to this city every half hour each day. For getting around, visitors can take a bus to Shangsi and Dongxing near the railway station. Alternatively they can charge a taxi for the whole travel.

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Fangchenggang Travel Tips
Fangchenggang is a coastal city.The world's only national Jinhua tea nature reserve and China's largest and most typical Bay Mangrove are located there.  Fangchenggang is also an ecological city showing excellent sea views and enjoys the reputation of China's oxygen capital, the hometown of longevity and egrets. 
Special Local Products: pearl, golden camellia, aniseed and cinnamon, Jinhua tea.

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