With the spread of Xijiang River system to the east, west and south, during the Tang and Song Dynasties, a large number of immigrants moved to the Pearl River Delta region, gradually forming Guangfu clan. At this time, Cantonese also spread on a large scale, spreading to the whole Xijiang River Basin and the Pearl River Delta.
Wuzhou used to be Guangxin County, the political, economic and cultural center of Lingnan, and also an important transportation hub of Lingnan. Emperors of all dynasties attached great importance to this. In addition, the emperor designated Wuzhou as the center of Lingnan, and paid more attention to Wuzhou's unique geographical location, developed water transport and transportation extending in all directions, which was conducive to the close contact and complete reunification between Guangdong, Guangxi and the central government.
geographical environment
Wuzhou is located in the east of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, east longitude11018'-140', north latitude 22 37'-24'. The Tropic of Cancer extends from the urban area.
It is connected with Rongxian County in Yulin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the south, xinyi city City in Guangdong Province in the west, Pingnan County and Guigang City in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the north, Zhaoping County in Hezhou City and Lipu City in Guilin City in the northeast, and Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County in Laibin City in the northwest. East-west distance 1 15km, north-south length 196km, and total area 128.