| Native name | 柳江区 · Liujgyangh Gih |
|---|---|
| Postal code | 5451XX |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Guangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Liuzhou |
| District seat | Labao (拉堡镇) |
| Area total | 2504 km² |
| Population total | 562351 |
| Population as of | 2010 |
| Coordinates | 24.257°N 109.337°E |
| Elevation | 110 m |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Liujiang District (traditional Chinese: 柳江區; simplified Chinese: 柳江区; pinyin: Liǔjiāng Qū; Standard Zhuang: Liujgyangh Gih) is under the administration of Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, located on the southwest bank of the Liu River. It covers a land area of 2,504 square kilometres (967 sq mi) and had a population of 562,351 as of 2010. The southernmost county-level division of Liuzhou City, it lies south of Liuzhou's city proper, bordering the prefecture-level cities of Laibin to the south and Hechi to the northwest.
Administrative divisions
Liujiang consists of 8 towns:[1]
Labao (拉堡镇), Baipeng (百朋镇), Chengtuan (成团镇), Sandu (三都镇), Ligao (里高镇), Jiangde (进德镇), Chuanshan (穿山镇), Shibo (土博镇)
Transportation
Rail
Liujiang hominid
These findings might give some support to the claim that modern humans from Africa arrived at southern China about 100,000 years BP (Zhiren Cave, Chongzuo City: 100,000 years BP;[2][3][4] and the Liujiang hominid: controversially dated at 139,000–111,000 years BP [5]).
References
- ^ "zh:2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：柳江区" (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China
- ^ Liu, W.; Jin, C.-Z.; Zhang, Y.-Q.; Cai, Y.-J.; Xing, S.; Wu, X.-J.; Cheng, H.; Edwards, R. L.; Pan, W.-S.; Qin, D.-G.; An, Z.-S.; Trinkaus, E.; Wu, X.-Z. (25 October 2010). "Human remains from Zhirendong, South China, and modern human emergence in East Asia". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107 (45): 19201–19206. Bibcode:2010PNAS..10719201L. doi:10.1073/pnas.1014386107. PMC 2984215. PMID 20974952 *"Modern humans emerged far earlier than previously thought, fossils from China suggest". ScienceDaily. October 28, 2010.
- ^ Dennell, Robin (24 November 2010). "Early Homo sapiens in China". Nature. 468 (7323): 512–513. doi:10.1038/468512a. PMID 21107416. S2CID 205060486
- ^ "Oldest Modern Human Outside of Africa Found". National Geographic News. 25 October 2010. Archived from the original on October 27, 2010.
- ^ Shena, Guanjun et al. (2002). "U-Series dating of Liujiang hominid site in Guangxi, Southern China". Journal of Human Evolution. 43 (6): 817–829. doi:10.1006/jhev.2002.0601. PMID 12473485