or Nan-ning formerly (1913–45) Yung-ning
City (pop., 1999 est.: 984,061), capital of Guangxi province, southern China.
Located on the northern bank of the Yung River, it was the site of a county seat first established in AD 318. A frontier prefecture under the Song dynasty , it was later ruled successively by the Qing dynasties and was opened to foreign trade in 1907. It was occupied by the Japanese during the Sino-Japanese War (1937–45), although it was briefly a U.S. air base. It was a supply base for communist forces during the anti-French war in Indochina (see {{link=Indochina wars">Indochina wars ) and the Vietnam War . Formerly known mainly as a commercial and administrative centre, it now also has diversified manufacturing.