Guǎngxī

Guangxi was a region of eastern Yunnan, distinct from the southern province of the same name. The Yuan established Guangxi Route there in 1276; its valleys had belonged to several of Dali's thirty-seven eastern tribes.

The Ming made it Guangxi Prefecture in 1382, with its seat at Luxi. Under the Qing, an assistant subprefect was posted at Qiubei in 1731, and Guangxi Prefecture was reduced to an independent subprefecture in 1770.