桂林有文字记载的历史,如果从公元前111年汉武帝平定南越设立始安郡始安县算起,已经有2110年;如果从公元前382年楚国南平百越在今全州设立洮阳县算起,已经有2392年;如果根据《史记·五帝本纪》记载的公元前2073年舜帝南征三苗崩于苍梧之野葬于九嶷山算起,已经有4083年(桂林古属苍梧之野)。虞舜以前的桂林历史,史籍里没有记载,显然属于史前的范畴。但是,既然舜帝南巡史有明载,既然虞山有纪念舜帝南巡的舜帝庙,那么我们有理由相信在此之前桂林一定有人类居住,并且他们的文 Guilin has written records of history, from 111 BC Emperor Han Emperor Ping set South Vietnam set up County, count County began counting, there have been 2110; from 382 BC Chu Nanping Baiyue in today’s statewide establishment of Shenyang County Counting, there have been 2392; if according to “Records of the Five Emperors of the JI” recorded in 2073 BC emperor Emperor Shun Zheng San Miao collapsed in the Cangwu buried in Jiulongshan count, there have been 4083 (ancient Guilin Cangwu wild). Yu Shun Guilin history before, there is no historical records, apparently belong to the prehistoric category. However, since there is a clear history of Emperor Shun’s tour in southern China, since Yushan has the Emperor Shun Temple in honor of Emperor Shun’s southern tour, we have reason to believe that before this, there must be human beings living in Guilin and their texts