Yulin (literally "Jade Forest") is one of the fourteen prefecture-level cities of Guangxi autonomous region, in China. Artifacts suggest that the area was settled before the Qi Dynasty but a commandery by the name of Yulin was not established until early Han Dynasty. The urban centre of Yulin became a zhou in 996. Yulin has 1 city, 2 districts, 4 counties, and 119 towns and townships. Yulin was called Yuzhou in ancient times, It was located in Nanliu County (now known as Yulin City) in the second year of Song Zhidao (A.D. 966) which capital was set in the center of nowadays Yulin City. Due to the long history, Yulin owns the reputation of the Ancient City of One Thousand Years.