Liuzhou city was awarded the "Top Ten Beautiful Cities in China 2011".

The award ceremony was held at Liuzhou hotel on Sept 15 2011. After having been awarded the honourable titles of the "national garden city", the "prize of model city to live in", the "economic transition demonstration city of China in 2010", Liuzhou received again another award- the "Top Ten Beautiful Cities in China 2011".

The award was issued by China's institute of city competitiveness. Other winners included Guiyang, Suzhou, Shenyang, Lhasa, Hohhot, Taiyuan, Nanjing, Hefei and Liuzhou and Qinhuangdao. Liuzhou was ranked the ninth best beautiful city in China. This activity used the GN Evaluation System to draw the winners. Liuzhou achieved scores of over 80 in each evaluation category, the natural environment of the city and the public praise were the most outstanding. The city was even praised by experts.

Chen Gang, secretary of the municipal party committee, said that he is very proud to see Liuzhou in the top ten. Liuzhou was a city that had been misunderstood; it gave a bad impression as it strengthened the development of industry and ignored environmental protection. It surprises lots of friends who come from outside places to see the new face of Liuzhou for it has gradually become a beautiful city.

"The honour comes just at the right time. Tt has truly reflected the development of Liuzhou to the outside world and given Liuzhou people greater confidence and motivation. We must develop Liuzhou into a city with 'Five virtues and five goods', filled with happy families with a sense of pride", Chen Gang said.