Why is Guangxi simply called Gui ?

The main thing is that the local area is full of laurel trees.

Guangxi is rich in laurel trees since ancient times, the literati of the past dynasties often use the eight gui to sing Guangxi, the earliest to the eight gui to sing Guangxi is the Southern Dynasty Liang Shen Yue, its "Qi Sikong Liu Shilong shape" has "Lingu Su and think of eight gui, climb Heng Mountain and look at nine doubts." "Tang Dynasty Han Yu's poem "Sending Guizhou Doctor Yan": Cangcang Forest Bagui, the land is in southern Hunan.

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (abbreviation: Gui), also known as Guangxi, is a provincial-level administrative region of the People's Republic of China, and the Tropic of Cancer runs through the central part of the country. It is bordered by Guangdong Province in the east, Beibu Gulf in the south and Hainan Province across the sea, Yunnan Province in the west, Hunan Province in the northeast, Guizhou Province in the northwest, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the southwest.

The land area of the administrative area is 10,000 square kilometers.

In 214 BC, Qin unified Lingnan and set up Guilin, Nanhai and Xiang County, and most of Guangxi belonged to Guilin County, which Guangxi said"Gui"Hence this.

Guangxi's abbreviation is Gui.

It was named after Guilin County in Qin. The name of "Guilin County" originates from Guiping, and the county is also located in Guiping, so Guangxi is referred to as "Gui". The local characteristics of this ancient character "Gui" are very strong, and it is an important word with a long history, rich cultural connotation, and profound imprint of local specialties.

Guiping since the establishment of the Qin system, from the original Guilin County and later the Southern Dynasty Liang Xibushan County Guiping County, Sui County to the county of Guiping County and 1994 abolished county city, this "Gui" character has not been separated, and later became the abbreviation of Guangxi "Gui".

Topography

Guangxi is located on the southeastern edge of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau in the second step of China's topography, in the west of the Liangguang hills, and in the south of the Beibu Gulf. It is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, and is inclined from northwest to southeast. The mountains are continuous, the mountains are huge, the mountains and valleys are intertwined, the surrounding areas are mostly surrounded by mountains and plateaus, and the central and southern parts are mostly hilly and flat, which is basin-shaped, and is called "Guangxi Basin".

Guangxi is squeezed by the Pacific plate and the Indian Ocean plate, and the mountains are mostly arc-shaped. Mountains are coiled around the edge of the basin or interlaced within the basin, forming the basin edge mountains and the inner mountain ranges. The mountains at the edge of the basin are divided by azimuth

In the north of Guangxi, there are Phoenix Mountain, Jiuwan Mountain, Damiao Mountain, Danan Mountain and Tianping Mountain; Guidong has Mao'er Mountain, Yuecheng Mountain, Ocean Mountain, Dupang Mountain and Mengzhu Mountain.

Guangxi is referred to as Gui because the provincial capital of Guangxi was in Guilin before the liberation, but with the founding of New China, in order to consolidate the relationship between the country and neighboring countries, in order to unite all ethnic groups, the state decided to move the capital city of Guangxi to the south and set it in Nanning.

Before the liberation, Guilin was the first of Guangxi, where there not only had beautiful scenery, but also rich in the title of the best landscape in the world, and Liuzhou, which is adjacent to it, was an important base for the development of heavy industry in Guangxi, Guilin relied on the rich resources of Liuzhou, and became the most developed place in Guangxi at that time. But Guilin also has its own limitations, although it has many scenic spots, but it is a typical karst landform, the terrain is uneven, which means that the traffic is underdeveloped, and the traffic is underdeveloped, which means that it is difficult to have a new breakthrough in the economy. Therefore, with the liberation of New China, its limitations became more and more prominent.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, in order to stabilize the country's foundation, it is necessary to build good relations with small neighboring countries, and Guangxi, as the southwest border of China, is even more necessary to give full play to this advantage. However, because Guilin is located in the northern part of Guangxi, coupled with inconvenient transportation, it is not conducive to the development of border trade relations with neighboring countries. Therefore, it is difficult to move the capital city of Guangxi Province and set it in Nanning.

Nanning is established on both sides of the Yongjiang River, is located in the south-central part of Guangxi, can radiate other cities in Guangxi, and it is flat, whether it is land or waterway, it has unique advantages, plus it is closer to Southeast Asia, these small surrounding countries, and they develop border trade relations more conveniently, the cost is lower. Today's Nanning has built a high-speed railway, realizing an hour-long economic circle, that is to say, starting from Nanning, you can reach other cities in about an hour by bullet train, and the transportation is very convenient.

On the other hand, Nanning is a place where ethnic minorities live in Guangxi, and settling the provincial capital here is also more conducive to the unity of the ethnic group and the country. Therefore, in all respects, settling the capital city of Guangxi in Nanning is a very correct strategic decision.

First, the geographical location of Nanning is better, located in the central and southern parts of Guangxi, which can radiate the surrounding areas; Nanning has many ethnic groups, and the ethnic minorities are mainly Zhuang, as the political center of a province, it is conducive to promoting ethnic unity; Second, one theory believes that because from the Song Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, the administrative center of Guangxi was in Guizhou, so Guangxi is referred to as "Gui"; Another theory believes that there were three groups in Guangxi, namely Guilin, Elephant Group, and Nanhai in the Qin Dynasty, and two-thirds of Guangxi's territory belonged to the Guilin Group in history, so Guangxi is referred to as "Gui".

Because Nanning is located in the central part of Guangxi, Nanning is close to the sea, which can effectively manage the Beibu Gulf region, close to Vietnam, and close to the ethnic minorities in western Guangxi, so it is most suitable to be the provincial capital of Guangxi. The meaning of "Gui" is because the Qin Dynasty set up Guilin County, Xiang County, and Nanhai County, and the Guangxi 2 3 region belonged to Guilin County in history, so Guangxi is referred to as "Gui".

The reason why Guangxi is called Gui is because the provincial capital of Guangxi was in Guilin before the liberation, but after the founding of New China, in order to consolidate the relationship between the country and neighboring countries and unite all ethnic groups, the state decided to move the capital city of Guangxi to the south and settled in Nanning.

Because the capital of Guangxi was indeed Guilin, Guilin is in the north of Guangxi and is rich in tourism resources. Later, because of the geographical location and strategic position, the provincial capital was moved to Nanning, but it still used the "Gui" of Guilin.

Guangxi is referred to as Gui, the provincial capital is Nanning, after the liberation, the Ming Dynasty established the provincial capital of Guangxi, the capital of Guangxi has always been Guilin, the meaning of Guilin is the meaning of Guilin.

Most of Guangxi now belongs to Guilin County and Xiang County, Guilin County here does not refer to Guilin City, Nanning became the provincial capital because of its relatively high economic development.

Because Guangxi is called "Gui" for the reason why it is not Guilin, just like Hubei is simply called "E", but the provincial capital is not Ezhou. In fact, Guangxi is called "Gui" for two reasons:

1. Guangxi belongs to Guilin County of the Qin Dynasty When Qin Dynasty Qin Dynasty unified the world, in order to facilitate the governance of the country, the land within the territory was divided into several large counties, and there were many subdivisions under each county, so that the original huge territory was divided from top to bottom, so that the original huge territory was in order. At that time, Guangxi was divided into Guilin County, and there were many successive county systems in subsequent dynasties, all of which adopted the same division method as the Qin Dynasty. And those dynasties that did not adopt this system rarely changed the name of a place, so the concept of "Guangxi-Guilin County" was passed down.

In this respect, Guangxi is called "Gui" because of the traditions and habits that people have inherited for thousands of years, and it is a name that is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so there is no need to change the abbreviation.

Second, before the founding of the People's Republic of China, Guilin has always been the political and military center of Guangxi, Guilin was very well-known before the founding of the People's Republic of China, after all, since ancient times, there is a saying that "Guilin's landscape is the best in the world", its economic status in Guangxi at that time is the core position, and because of the geographical location, it has an important military position, so in the chaotic history before the founding of the People's Republic of China, Guilin has always been the representative of Guangxi.

In other words, people may not have heard of Guangxi before the founding of the People's Republic of China, but they definitely know about Guilin. Later, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, when the state began to plan the provincial system, and then along with Guilin County, which has been inherited since ancient times, Guangxi was referred to as "Gui". However, Guilin was occupied by the Kuomintang before the liberation, and the Nanning region was the first to be liberated in the later liberation war, so a revolutionary base belonging to the Communist Party was established with Nanning as the center, so Nanning was later established as the provincial capital.

Guangxi is known as "Gui" for thousands of years, so it has been used to this dayNanning is the provincial capital because Nanning is a base area of the Communist Party.

Because the gui here does not refer to Guilin, but to the "laurel tree" (abundant in many regions of Guangxi); In addition, it may also refer to the "land of Bagui", that is, the various regions of Guangxi. Therefore, the natural province will not be Guilin.

Guangxi's abbreviation is "Gui", but the provincial capital is not Guilin, but Nanning, because when considering the provincial capital, it is necessary to consider the economy and location.

Nanning is located in the central part of Guangxi, and is relatively close to other cities in the east, west, north, south, and direction, and Nanning is a coastal city, which is beneficial to the development of the economy, and Nanning's natural resources are also relatively rich, so Nanning was chosen as the provincial capital city of Guangxi.

The fundamental reason is that Guilin has always been occupied by the Kuomintang, but Nanning was liberated first, so if the focus of construction is on Nanning, it will not be Guilin's turn, so, this pot is the back of the Kuomintang.

Guilin used to be the provincial capital of Guangxi, but later it seems that all the heavy industry was moved to Nanning.

Anyone can be an author now? How many years has Guilin been the provincial capital, and how many years has Nanning been the capital?

In October 1949, the People's Republic of China was founded, but in fact, Guilin was only liberated in November.

It used to be the capital, but it has moved to Nanning.

Third, the provincial capitals with a lot of economic value are often the center of gravity of politics, economy and culture, and Nanning is no exception, and Nanning's economic value has been well explored. In the Tang Dynasty, Nanning successfully gained the attention of the first country by virtue of its superior transportation conditions, and also discovered its own economic value. After the reform and opening up, Nanning's total economic volume has also continued to grow, and finally sat firmly in the position of the capital of Guangxi Province.

The provincial capital of Guangxi was originally Guilin, but because Nanning was much higher than Guilin in terms of jurisdiction convenience and economic development, the capital was moved to Nanning.

This is because Guangxi was called Guilin County in ancient times, so there is the abbreviation of Gui, and the reason why the provincial capital is Nanning is because Nanning's location is better and it is easier to establish a transportation network, so Nanning will be chosen as the provincial capital.

Guilin is just a tourism economy that surpasses Nanning, and other real economies are too far behind Nanning, and the provincial capital is not even selected in Daliuzhou, let alone Guilin. In recent years, the GDP of many cities in Guangxi has been thrown off a few streets of Guilin, after all, Guilin rice noodles that squeeze a few yuan more from outsiders will not play much role in GDP growth!

Because of Nanning's geographical location and economic proportion, it has contributed to Guangxi's economic development.

The reason why Guangxi is simply called "Gui" is because during the Ming Dynasty, Guilin was the provincial capital of Guangxi, and people replaced the whole of Guangxi with "Gui".Slowly, it became a habit for people to call Guangxi "Gui", so Guangxi was referred to as "Gui" later. The "eight gui" refers to the star anise and laurel trees that are abundant in Guangxi, and does not refer to the eight places.

People call Guangxi "Bagui", which was originally an official document of the Ming Dynasty, and was written in the "Ming Dynasty Unification Chronicles" revised by the imperial court during the Ming Dynasty, "Bagui, is the name of Guilin, a county in Guangxi Province." ”Therefore, the people directly call Guangxi "Bagui", which is also the first official positioning of Guangxi.

And some people who don't know why think that "Bagui" refers to the eight places in Guangxi, which are some representative places in Guangxi, in fact, this statement also extends to many famous areas in Guangxi, but it is difficult to have a unified statement, and it is also difficult to make up eight.

Later, some scholars believe that the so-called "eight" is actually a generalized quantifier, rather than specifically referring to eight, and is a kind of "two" similar to colloquial language, for example, people often say "two days", which actually means waiting for a few days, rather than "living for two days". And to quote some poems in the saying, such as "the west of Panyu, Bagui into a forest", in which the "Bagui" is just a general description, so "Bagui" is only a substitute for Guangxi, not the eight landmark places in Guangxi.

However, this claim is not supported and supported by official documents, so it is difficult to answer it as a serious answer. Generally speaking, the so-called "Bagui" refers to Guangxi is always right, as for the specific folk how to explain, in fact, it does not matter, even if the so-called "Bagui" is gathered in eight places, then it can also bring economic benefits to the local area, will bring good benefits, will not have other negative impacts. Therefore, for this kind of existence that has no official explanation in history, people do not have to pursue its rationality too much, and it mainly plays an entertaining role.

Before the Qin Dynasty, the land of Guangxi was the land of Baiyue, and after the unification of Qin Shi Huang, he began to implement the county system throughout the country, and the former land of Baiyue became Lingnan, in order to strengthen the management of remote areas, Qin Shi Huang set up three counties, namely Guilin County, Nanhai County and Xiang County. Guilin County in the Qin Dynasty was not Guilin City today, but Guiping, and Guiping in Guigang was the seat of the former "Guilin County". And now Guangxi includes all of Guilin County, so it is very appropriate to use "Gui" as the abbreviation of Guangxi.

Legend has it that a long, long time ago, there was a fairy with the seeds of eight osmanthus trees through Guangxi, was fascinated by the beautiful scenery of Guangxi, so lived here, planted the seeds of eight osmanthus trees around the house, and soon after, the laurel trees here were dense forests, so later there was a "eight gui" saying, and the abbreviation of Guangxi is also derived from here.