On this day 67 years ago, on March 5, 1958 (January 16, 1958 lunar calendar), Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region was officially established. Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region was established. On March 5, 1958, the first meeting of the First People's Congress of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region announced the establishment of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The meeting elected Wei Guoqing (Zhuang) as the chairperson of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and He Ximing, Li Renren, Qin Yingji (Zhuang), Mo Naiqun, and Lu Shaowu (Zhuang) as vice chairpeople. He Long, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, congratulated Chairperson Mao Zedong on behalf of the CPC Central Committee, the Central People's Government and Chairperson Mao Zedong.