In the pre-Qin period, Guangxi was the country of Luoyue, inhabited by "Luoyue people", "xi 'ou people" and "Cangwu people" of Baiyue. Luoyue country is a famous square country of Zhuang ancestors in Lingnan. It was first seen in Wang Hui Yizhoushu, in which "passers-by" was mentioned. He once said in Yi Zhou Shu Xun Shi that "the sound of the road is near Luo, and it is suspected that it is Luo Yue. "The road is a lock, which is right. Yi Zhou Shu, also known as Zhou Shu, is an ancient book in the pre-Qin period. Most of the chapters are from the Warring States period, and the Shang and Zhou events recorded in them must be original. In the original flavor of Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals, there is also a reference to "the bacteria". In the Han Dynasty, Gao noted: "The name of the country. Bacteria, bamboo shoots. "Luo Yue is a Chinese expression, which means crossing a valley or a bird, and Vietnamese is Luo Yue in reverse. The name "Tong" appeared in the Southern Song Dynasty. Zengbo Li, a poet in the Song Dynasty, mentioned in the memorial of Song Lizong that there were "servants" in Yishan. Zhu Fu, a poet in the Song Dynasty, further pointed out that there are five "cavemen" in the south: Miao, Yao, Kou, Yi and Gelao. After that, the name of Yao (Tong) was mostly used in the past dynasties, and the name of Yao was gradually quoted in the Ming Dynasty, but it was mostly accompanied by Yao. By the Qing Dynasty, the name "Yi (Tong)" had been quoted all over Guangxi. 1949 after in-depth investigation and ethnic identification, the people's government called Guangxi, Guangdong and Yunnan "Buzhuang", "Butu", "Bunong", "Bunuo", "Buyi" and "Bumin". Later, because the meaning of the word "Tong" was not clear enough, it was easy to be mispronounced. 1965 At the initiative of the Prime Minister, the word "Tong" was changed to "Zhuang" and the word "Tong" was changed to "Zhuang".
Regional national autonomy. 1February 9, 952, 65438+ established the Gelao Autonomous Region in western Guangxi,1spring of 956, and became an autonomous prefecture. 1On March 5, 958, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region was established with the former Guangxi Province as the scope. 1On April, 1958, Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan was established;1On September 26th, 1962, Lianshan Zhuang and Yao Autonomous County in Guangdong was established.
Although the name of Zhuang nationality has been handed down from generation to generation, its main origins are: Baiyue, Ou, Luo, Ou, Luo, Yue, Wu, Hu, Li, Liao, Tong, Sha, Nong and Zhuang, which come down in one continuous line. (See Huang Xianfan's General History of Zhuang Nationality)