Róngchéng

Rongcheng was an old county seat on the Xun River west of Wuzhou. Known earlier as Suicheng, it acquired the name Rongcheng under the Sui and was absorbed into Cangwu in 1071. The settlement continued as Rongxu, a market town on the river. In 1714 merchants from Guangdong converted an existing shrine to Guan Yu into a guildhall; it was rebuilt and enlarged in 1788, reflecting the presence of merchants from downstream in this inland market.