Nanning, capital city of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, has been pushing forward the construction of projects in the big health industry and the cultural tourism industry in an all-around way, said Cai Zhizhong, deputy secretary general of the Nanning government, on Dec 15.

Nanning has invested 141.7 billion yuan ($21.67 billion) in seven industrial projects on big health, including the endowment industry, cultural tourism industry, and sports industry, by the end of November this year. Currently, a total of 12 projects have been listed as major construction projects at the autonomous region level.

Nanning is the closest capital city in China to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and the city has been making full use of its geographic advantages to take an active role in establishing a big health industrial chain featuring endowment, medicine, food, and tourism. 

Guangxi enjoys splendid natural scenery and abundant tourism resources. In recent years, it has accelerated the establishment of its big health cultural tourism industry, which has an influence reaching ASEAN.

The region has attracted a number of projects invested in by Fortune Global 500 and China's top 500 companies including Evergrande Group, Greenland Group, and Sunac Group.

Guangxi has signed a contract with Evergrande Group to build a world-level resort featuring culture, tourism, and rehabilitation facilities in Chongzuo. As one of the only two demonstration zones in China for border tourism, Fangchenggang is planning to push forward construction of 56 relevant projects in big health and cultural tourism, with an overall investment of more than 400 billion yuan.