Gǔwàn

Guwan was one of the fortified districts of the Zuo River country in western Guangxi. Historical accounts place it alongside Taiping, Qianlong, Yongping and Hengshan, each with authority over neighbouring settlements and districts. These lands formed part of a frontier of native rulers and mountain valleys. In the early Ming, chiefs of the Taiping area submitted to the advancing dynasty, bringing the region into a new relationship with the imperial court.