Nánliú

Nanliu stood on the river of the same name in southeastern Guangxi. The Tang established the county in 621 from part of Beiliu, and in 996 it became the seat of Yulin Prefecture. The river flows south from this inland town toward the Gulf of Tonkin, giving the district an outlet to the sea. In 1369 the Ming abolished Nanliu County and incorporated its territory into Yulin, leaving the old county seat as the center of the prefecture.