Which area does Guangzhou Xiguan generally refer to? How did Xiguan get its name?

Xiguan has a history of more than 2000 years. Because it is located outside the west gate of Guangzhou Fucheng, many cities have the names of Xiguan. The name of this place is related to this ancient city. According to Xinhua Dictionary, "Chengguan: refers to the area outside the city near the city gate." Since the Ming Dynasty, the western wall of the ancient city of Guangzhou has been built along Renmin Road, so the Liwan District in the west of Guangzhou is called "Xiguan". Since the Ming Dynasty, there have been many records about Xiguan in official documents and folk documents. Such as Luo's "Guangdong and Taiwan Zheng" describes: "Outside the western suburbs of Yangcheng, its land is called Xiyuan, commonly known as Xiguan." The garrison stationed in Xiguan in Qing Dynasty was called "Xiguan flood". "Nanhai County Records" more clearly describes: "Outside the Taiping Gate, it is called Xiguan." During the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, the strict definition of Xiguan only refers to Shangxiguan (now the textile industrial zone around Jinhua and Jinlong Street) and Xiaxiguan (now the bustling commercial areas around Shangxiajiu, Shibafu, Xiang Yang and Shisanhang and the residential areas in xiguan big house), excluding the areas around Xicun, Pantang and Nan 'an that used to be rural areas. But today, the extension of Xiguan can include the whole Liwan District. . Visitors can see the elegant demeanor of Baiyue Official Temple, Litchi Bay, once known as "Red Litchi Bay with Green Rivers on both sides of the Taiwan Strait", observe xiguan big house attentively, taste the flavor of "Pantang Wuxiu", and see the beautiful scenery along the Pearl River in Yangcheng, such as "Goose Pond jathyapple", "Zhuhai Dan Xin" and "Pearl Water Clear Wave". Xiguan big house, the representative of Lingnan folk houses, is like the Qiao Family Courtyard in Shanxi, but it is always hidden in an alley ... There is a saying: Master Dongshan, Miss Xiguan. It means that the young master in Dongshan is rich and the young lady in Xiguan is beautiful. Miss generally refers to the miss of a large family in Xiguan. She has the money to live in Xiguan and the right to live in Dongshan, but she has no money to live in Henan. The alley of Xiguan old building is very distinctive. The smell of incense burner smoke in the world is accompanied by the crackle of rubbing hemp. Occasionally, an old woman with faded clothes and white hair and hunchback walked through the alley, holding three or two shallots in her left hand and a small piece of fish gizzard in her right hand. Under the setting sun, the long, staggered back is projected onto the washed gravel road, which also constitutes a moment of historical pause.