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- The high-speed railway from Guiyang, capital city of Guizhou province, to Guangxi's capital city of Nanning will begin construction at the end of 2015. It will take six years to complete, according to the Chendu railway bureau.
- Nanning Railway Bureau will readjust its train schedules on March 20, to coincide with the arrival of two new trains. The trains will travel to Guangzhou South Railway Station, increasing the total number of trains travelling between Liuzhou and Guangzhou to four.
- President Xi Jinping urged South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on Sunday to accelerate its opening-up, as the region's key role in the fast-advancing Silk Road initiatives has often been emphasized.
- The fourth National University Art Performance was held in Tianjin from Feb 25 to March 20. Based on the theme of “My Chinese Dream”, the activity included artistic performance, artistic works, solicit article activity and art educational research paper sessions.
- Sending away the bride in the traditional Dong manner is one of the grandest rites of passage for the Dong ethnic people. On the day, the bride is accompanied by two senior men in the family who represent the authority and dignity of the bride's family.
- The Leisure Park in Wuxiang New District Headquarters Base, with its Phase-I construction being basically completed, started to reveal its initial romantic beauty to the people of Nanning. It is hoped that the park can be opened to the public in mid September this year.
- There are two old Chinese games that many old people like to play. One is MaJiang(麻将), another is Chinese Chess(中国象棋). The biggest difference between these two games is Majiang needs 4 player to play, while Chinese Chess just needs two.
- On March 9, it is learned from Nanning Railway Bureau that from 12 midnight of March 20, the Train Working Timetable of Guangxi is to be readjusted. The decision will make the operating passenger trains of the bureau up to 168 pairs, of which the high-speed trains will be added to 107.5 pairs,...
- The Dong minority chorus festival was held in Meilin village, Sanjiang Dong autonomous county, south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on March 2, 2015. With a history of over 2,500 years, the Dong chorus is an intangible cultural heritage.
- Guilin was listed in the top ten domestic tourism destinations during the Spring Festival holiday for the second consecutive year, according to a report by China Tourism Academy.