1956, researchers from vertebrate paleontology Institute of China Academy of Sciences discovered the skull fossil of "Qilinshan Man" in Qilinshan, Laibin City, which proved that the ancestors of Laibin people lived here in the Paleolithic Age 30,000 to 50,000 years ago.

In the pre-Qin period, Laibin was a place where hundreds of nationalities lived together. In 2 14 BC, Qin unified Lingnan and established Guilin County in present-day Guangxi. Laibin City belongs to today's Guilin County.

Ding Yuan in the Western Han Dynasty was 6 years (BC 1 1 1).

The establishment of Guilin County in Xiangzhou and Liu Zhong County in Wuxuan today is the beginning of the guest administrative system, which has a history of 22 13 years.

Later, during the Han Dynasty, the Three Kingdoms and the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Guilin County was established in the territory, and the county ruled Xiangzhou and Wuxuan alternately. "Guilin" before the Tang Dynasty was all around Laibin City.

During the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, the administrative divisions of counties, cities and districts in Laibin changed frequently.

After the establishment of People's Republic of China (PRC), the administrative area of Laibin City has been changed many times. By June1957,65438+February, the administrative area of Laibin City belongs to Yishan District. In March 1958, Yishan District was changed to Liuzhou District, and in June 1970, Liuzhou District was changed to Liuzhou District. Laibin City was formally established, and its administrative area governed the original Liuzhou area, Laibin County, wuxuan county, Xiangzhou County, Xincheng County and Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County of Heshan City (county-level city), and the original Laibin City was changed to Xingbin District.

Laibin Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Party Committee are leading the people of all ethnic groups in the city to build a green eco-industrial new city and a regional business center in accordance with the general idea of "establishing the city through industry, stabilizing the city through agriculture, revitalizing the city through science and education, and governing the city according to law".

Area Population The total area of visitors is 13400 square kilometers, all of which belong to subtropical monsoon climate.

The cultivated land area of the city is 358,400 hectares, the suitable grazing area is 202 1.00 hectares, the water area is 3 1.08 million hectares, and the forest coverage rate is 43.4%.

The total population of Laibin City is 24 10000, and there are many ethnic groups such as Zhuang, Han and Yao. The minority population accounts for 74.6% and the agricultural population accounts for 85.9%.

More than 20 kinds of natural resources have been proved in Laibin City, among which 7 kinds of mineral resources such as barite, coal and manganese rank first in Guangxi, Xiangzhou barite ranks first in Guangxi for many years, and Heshan coal reserves reach 600 million tons, which is known as "Guangxi Coal Capital".

Domestic thermal power and hydropower resources are very rich, and it is the largest energy base in Guangxi. Laibin B Thermal Power Plant is the first BoT project in China.

Laibin has vast land, mild climate and unique agricultural production conditions. It is rich in rice, sugar, peanuts, tea, fruit and star anise, as well as famous local products such as Jinxiu Lingxiang in Xiangzhou, Gynostemma pentaphyllum, Wuxuan Sanhua plum, longan, Ge Fen, squab and honeysuckle in Xincheng.

There are 6.5438+0.2 million mu of high-yield and high-sugar sugarcane in the city, and the area of high-quality fruit has reached more than 500,000 mu.

There are more than 400,000 mu of high-quality vegetables and nearly 20,000 mu of sericulture base.

Jinxiu Illicium verum ranks first in the country and is known as "the hometown of Illicium verum in China". Jinxiu County has a national Dayaoshan Nature Reserve, which is the largest water source forest reserve in Guangxi, and Xiangzhou County is known as the "hometown of high-quality rice".

Laibin City is one of the important sugar production bases in Guangxi and even the whole country.

Forest resources are dominated by pine and eucalyptus.

Tourism resources The tourism resources of Laibin City are unique and rich in ethnic customs.

Guests have a long history and profound cultural heritage. As early as 35,000 years ago in the Paleolithic Age, the "Qilinshan people", known as the ancestors of the Zhuang nationality, thrived here. The Moshi Tusi Yamen in Xincheng County, known as the Forbidden City in Zhuang Township, is the largest and most well-preserved Tusi complex in Asia, ranking first among the 24 Tusi Yamen in China. Xiangzhou Huachi Hot Spring, which enjoys the reputation of "the first hot spring in Central and South China", is an excellent place for leisure and holiday. The Wuxuan Baiya Grand Canyon, about 5 kilometers long, has the reputation of "Jiuzhaigou in Guangxi" with its unique canyon scenery. It is an autonomous region-level scenic spot and the best choice for people to explore. The beautiful scenery of Tang Tian and Lianhua Mountain combines the preciseness of Huashan Mountain, the fog of Hengshan Mountain, the agility of yan zhen and the coolness of Emei, and is known as "the temple returns without looking at the mountain", which is fascinating; Dayaoshan is a rare summer resort with warm winter and cool summer and fresh air. Ethnic festivals such as "March 3" of Zhuang nationality and "Wang Pan Festival" of Yao nationality are full of local colors; Guests are also the famous hometown of strange stones. Hongshuihe stone and Wuxuan Chinese painting are famous at home and abroad for their different forms and excellent quality.

Three major industries: Laibin industrial enterprises 13326, including 83 industrial enterprises above designated size.

Electric power, sugar making and metallurgy are the pillar industries of the guests, and industries such as papermaking, building materials, pharmaceuticals, mineral products and agricultural and sideline products processing have a certain scale and foundation. A number of industries with resource advantages and local characteristics have been initially built, and a number of fist products with strong market competitiveness have emerged.

Bayi Ferroalloy Factory is the largest ferroalloy production base in Guangxi, and the annual indium output of Laibin Smelter accounts for 1/4 of the world. There are 0/3 large and medium-sized sugar factories in the city/KLOC-,with a daily output of more than 50,000 tons, and the sucrose output is among the best in Guangxi; The newly planned two industrial parks, Zone A and Zone B, aim at "high, new and strong" and are designed according to the requirements of modern industrial parks with complete functions, advanced technology and beautiful environment, which attracts people's attention.

The Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Party Committee adhere to the development strategy of "establishing the city by industry", give full play to their advantages, highlight key points, expand the total amount, optimize the structure, take the road of new industrialization development, and strive to accelerate the industrialization process of Laibin City.

Agriculture: Laibin City is located in the subtropical transitional monsoon climate zone, and the Tropic of Cancer passes through the southern edge of the city. The climate is mild and the rainfall is abundant. The annual average temperature is 20 degrees Celsius, sunshine hours 1.582 hours, rainfall 1.360 mm and frost-free period is 33 1 day.

The city has developed water system and abundant water resources. Hongshui River and Liujiang River flow through three counties and one district.

Jinxiu Dayao Mountain, known as a green reservoir, has an annual output of 2.3 billion cubic meters.

There are 287 reservoirs in the city, with a total storage capacity of 614.03 million cubic meters and designed irrigation of 440.45 million mu.

The plain area of Laibin City is 447010.5 million mu, which is suitable for developing subtropical agriculture. Terraces and hills cover an area of 7285 1 10,000 mu, and the cause develops agriculture and fruit trees; The mountainous area is 7,475,300 mu, which is suitable for developing forestry and animal husbandry; The water area is 449,654,38+0,000 mu, which is suitable for developing early agriculture and fruit forest. The mountainous area is 7,475,300 mu, which is suitable for developing forestry and animal husbandry; The water area is 449,654.38+0 million mu, which is suitable for the development of aquaculture.

Agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, fishery and related industries have broad prospects for development.

Tertiary industry: make full use of the location advantages of visitors in central Guangxi, vigorously develop industries such as transportation, warehousing, commerce and social services, actively promote the development of tourism, improve supporting facilities, and continuously improve the cultural connotation and taste of scenic spots; Develop and improve financial and insurance services, science, education, culture, health, sports and other social public services and social intermediary services, and build Laibin into a vibrant central city of commerce, logistics, talents and information distribution in central Guangxi.