Fangchenggang City, situated in the junction of Southwest China and Southeast Asia, an opening coastal and frontier city in the south of Guangxi, is now serving as the major gateway to the sea for southwest China and the most convenient passageway to Vietnam and Southeast Asia for China. The city is distinguished by its ports, of which Fangcheng Port is the largest one in the western area of China. The city, sharing the preferential policies for coastal opening city, frontier area, nationality autonomy and West Development Program, enjoys a promising future in the West Development Program.
Under the city¡¯s jurisdiction are 2 districts, 1 county and a county-level city. It covers an area of 6,181 square kilometers with a population of 778,400, including a coastline of 584 kilometers and a borderline of 230 kilometers. With its rich sea, forest, and tourist resources, there are the largest production base of Golden Camellia, Cassia and Anise of China, and it abounds with famous and precious marine products, such as pearl, prawn, jellyfish, etc. Shiwan Mountains, Golden Beach and Jing Ethnic Custom attract huge numbers of tourists from home and abroad each year.
Since the setup of the city in 1993, the city has made great achievements in economic and social development in accordance with the development scheme of ¡°Promote the city by ports, stabilize the city by trade, strengthen the city by industry, flourish the city by tourism, administrate the city by law¡±.

Population: 750,000

Area: 6,300 sq km