Why visit Xinyi
Townapedia lists 11 museums and landmarks, 20 parks and trails, 46 places to eat, 20 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.
Weather in Xinyi
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About Xinyi
Xinyi, previously romanized as Sunyi (Jyutping: seon3 ji4), is a county-level city in Guangdong Province, China. It is administered as part of the prefecture-level city of Maoming in the southwestern corner of the province, bordering Guangxi to the west. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 1,014,577 people. Though its metro area is much smaller with 418,731 inhabitants considered urban.
From the Wikipedia article Xinyi, Guangdong (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do3
Museums and landmarks11
Parks, trails and playgrounds20
8 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes46
34 more on the map.
History
Under the Qing, Xinyi County formed part of the prefecture of Gaozhou. After the Chinese Civil War, it was reorganized under Maoming.
Xinyi is the ancestral hometown of around 500, 000 Chinese diaspora, ninety percent of them settle in Malaysia.
From the History section of Xinyi, Guangdong on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay20
Churches and places of worship6
Shopping18
Gas and EV charging7
Schools, colleges and libraries40
Healthcare14
Map of Xinyi
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Getting there and nearby towns
Yulin Fumian Airport (YLX) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 85 km away.
- Shenzhen 28 km southeast, about 28 min by car
- Gaozhou 51 km south, about 51 min by car
- Nandu 55 km north, about 55 min by car
- Beiliu 72 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Maoming 79 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Yulin 87 km west, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Yangchun 89 km east, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Yudu Park Xinyi, ByH1995, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Xinyi High School, Girasole at Chinese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
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