Xīlín

Xilin lies in the mountainous far west of Guangxi. The wider district was part of the Upper Lin chieftaincy, whose hereditary chiefs acknowledged the authority of Sicheng. In 1666 the Qing created Xilin County from its territory, taking the character “Lin” from the old name and adding “west” for its position in the province. Its first seat was at Zhejiao, east of the later county town.