Gu Yanwu
The use of name "Zhuang" for the Zhuang people today first appeared in a book named "A History of the Local Administration in Guangxi", written by Fan Chengda during the Southern Song Dynasty. From then on, "Zhuang" would usually be seen in Han Chinese historical books together with "Lao". In Guangxi, until the Ming Dynasty, the name "Zhuang" was generally used to refer to those called "Li" (originating from "Wuhu Man") who lived in compact communities in Guigang (the present name), the "Mountain Lao" in Guilin and the "Tho" in Qinzhou. "According to A History of the Ming Dynasty – Biography of Guangxi Ethnic Minority Hereditary Headman" "In Guangxi, most of the people were the Yaos and the Zhuangs, ...the other small groups were too numerous to mention individually." Gu Yanwu (a Chinese scholar in the Ming Dynasty) gave the correct explanation of this point, saying "The Yao were Jing Man (aborigines from Hunan), and the Zhuang originated from the ancient Yue."