Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County (Zhuang: Vanzgyangh Mauznamzcuz Swci Yen; ) is an ethnic Maonan autonomous county in the north of Guangxi, China, bordering Guizhou province to the north and northwest. It is under the administration of Hechi city. It is the only Maonan autonomous county in China.

Administrative divisions

Huangjiang County is divided into 6 towns, 5 townships and 1 ethnic township:

City

The city of Huanjiang is the county seat and a county-level city. It's located 30km away from Hechi City. In 2020, Xi Jinping gave instruction to the Maonan people of Huanjiang to work hard and alleviate poverty. This in turn brought more investment into the city for development and a High Speed Rail was constructed and inaugurated in 2022 which connects the 2 cities to Nanning and Guizhou. Other modes of inter-city transportation are via coach, Passenger trains or private taxi.

Culture

Although designated as an ethnic city, the Maonan people still constitute the minority of the city as the other dominant groups are Han and Zhuang. In terms of cuisine, a speciality of the city is Maonan-style beef jerky (毛南香牛肉干) and other dishes found in restaurants are Pickled pork (酸肉) and a variety of other pickled vegetables.

Tourism

One of the economical outputs of the county is its numerous scenic spots like waterfalls, caves and mountaineering through its vast range of karst mountains.

Climate