The origin of the names of Guangdong and Guangxi provinces and cities

The direct source of the word "Guangdong and Guangxi" is the establishment of Guangnan East Road and Guangnan West Road in Lingnan in Song Dynasty, which is the origin of Guangdong and Guangxi.

So where did the word "Guangnan" come from? During the Three Kingdoms period, Soochow divided Lingnan Jiaozhou in the Eastern Han Dynasty into Guangzhou and Jiaozhou. In the Sui Dynasty, it was renamed Zhou Fan to avoid Yang Guang's taboo, but it was changed back to Guangzhou in the Tang Dynasty. It can be seen that since the Three Kingdoms period, "Guang" has become the official place name of this place, but the old name was still used in the Song Dynasty.

Then, why did Wu Dong call this place "Guangzhou"? It turned out that after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty destroyed Nanyue, which was ruled by Lingnan, Jiaozhou was established. The place where Jiaozhou was ruled was named Guangxin, which means "when Guangdong was first opened, it was appropriate to spread benevolence and trust". So Soochow later divided Jiaozhou into two parts, one called Guangzhou and the other called Jiaozhou.

Guangxin in those days was Fengkai County in Guangdong today, which has always been the dividing line between Guangdong and Guangxi.

Therefore, the most original source of "Guang" becoming a place is an idea of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to show his majesty. Guangdong and Guangxi are two ancient provinces.