I had just come from there, having attended the China ASEAN Dance Seminar. It’s quite hard to get around on your own if you don’t know how to speak Mandarin and it’s not a place to go for bargain shopping (though the grocery was fun to visit). But our hosts were very gracious and took us to eat at fantastic places and made sure our stay was very comfortable, also there’s a wealth of culture there, especially in dance. So if you like to look at beautiful parks and buildings and if you love chinese food and if you like to see the best of chinese culture, come to Nanning!