Dongxing, China

History

During 1533–1592, the land south of the Shiwandashan Mountains was ceded to China by the Vietnamese. Jiangping was a melting pot of Vietnamese and Chinese, however, the region was neglected by the Vietnamese government. During the 18th and 19th, the area became a hotbed of piracy (see: Pirates of the South China Coast). In 1885, Jiangping, Bailong Peninsula, and the Jing Islands were ceded by the French to China. The Jing Islands are home to the Gin people, a group of ethnic Vietnamese in China.

The area was later administered as Fangcheng County (防城县; 防城縣). Dongxing was briefly established as a city in 1950 but was merged back into Fangcheng County by 1952. On December 25, 1978, Fangcheng County was re-designated as Fangcheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County (防城各族自治县).

On May 23, 1993, Fangcheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County was abolished, as the prefecture-level city of Fangchenggang was created. With this, the county-level division of Dongxing Economic Development Zone (东兴经济开发区) was established.

On April 29, 1996, the Dongxing Economic Development Zone was abolished, and the county-level city of Dongxing was established. Dongxing was granted authority over the towns of Dongxing, Jiangping, and Malu.

From the History section of Dongxing, Guangxi on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.