Since the Song Dynasty, it has been recorded in China's literary and historical manuscripts, and Huanjiang County in Guangxi has such place names as Mao Tan, Mao Tan and Maonan. The Baiyue branch of Lingnan has the custom of using both geographical names and ethnic names, and the Maonan nationality is also dominated by geographical names. After liberation, it was called "Maonan nationality". In the 1980s, Maonan was changed to Maonan according to their own opinions.

Maonan nationality is developed from Baiyue branch of Lingnan. Before the Tang Dynasty, Song Yuanming was their ancestor. According to records, today Maonan people live in Si 'en County in Zhenguan period of Tang Dynasty, which belongs to Lingnan Road and Zhou Huan. Song dynasty was once the territory of a water-rich country; The Yuan Dynasty was under the jurisdiction of Qingyuan Road. In the Ming Dynasty, in the year of Zheng Deyuan, Meixian belonged to Chizhou River. In the Qing Dynasty, Si 'en County was under the jurisdiction of Qingyuan Prefecture. During the Guangxu period, the Maonan nationality was established in the Maonan nationality inhabited area. Under "A", the upper, middle and lower three "forehead" are divided into "general group". "Amount"

There are "card" and "card head" under it, which generally governs 10 households. In order to resist the oppression and exploitation of the feudal ruling class, the Maonan people have been fighting constantly. In War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, he made important contributions to the fight against the Japanese invaders and the reactionary rule of the Kuomintang in the War of Liberation.