In the sixth year of Ding Yuan in the Western Han Dynasty (BC 165438+ BC 0 1), Yulin County was established, and Bushan County (now Guigang City) was governed by the county. In the third year of Linde in Tang Dynasty (AD 666), Yulin County was established, and Tiecheng County was established by the state.

In the second year of Song Zhidao (AD 996), Zhou Yulin was changed to Nanliu County (now Yuzhou District), and Jianzhou City was located on the Nanliu River. Zhou Yulin was founded in Yuan Dynasty and Ming Dynasty.

During the reign of Shunzhi in Qing Dynasty, Yulin Prefecture was separated from Wuzhou Prefecture and belonged to Wuyu Road in Guiping. In the 13th year of Guangxu (1887), it belonged to Zuojiang Road.

In the first year of the Republic of China, the state was promoted to the government, and in the following year, the government was abolished to the county (the county was directly administered by the province); From 19 14 to 1947, this area successively belongs to Yujiang Road, Cangwu Road, Yulin Citizen Group District, Wuzhou Citizen Group District, Yulin District, District 6, District 3, Yulin Special Zone and District 9 (Yulin District).

After the founding of New China, Yulin Administrative District was established in1949 65438+February, and was changed to Yulin District in 1950 65438+ 10. In July, Yulin District and Wuzhou District were merged to establish Rongxian District./kloc 1February, 1995, the prefecture-level Guigang city separated from Yulin.1April, 22, 1997, the Yulin area was abolished, and the prefecture-level Yulin city was established, with jurisdiction over Yuzhou District, Fumian Management District, Rongxian County, Luchuan County, Bobai County, Xingye County and Beiliu City.