Short answers, pulled from the story.
Guangxi means "Western Expanse." The root word "Guang," meaning expanse or vast, has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name Guangxi itself traces to the Song dynasty, which administered the area as Guangnanxi (West Southern Expanse).
The Zhuang people are the largest ethnic minority in Guangxi, numbering over 16 million. They make up 31.36 percent of the region's population according to the 2020 census. Over 90 percent of all Zhuang in China live in Guangxi, with the highest concentration in the county-level city of Jingxi, where 99.7 percent of the population is ethnically Zhuang.
Guangxi grows 85 percent of the world's star anise. Star anise is a major ingredient in oseltamivir, an antiviral medication.
The Guangxi Massacre occurred during the Cultural Revolution in 1967 and 1968. Between 100,000 and 150,000 people were killed in the region during that period.
Guangxi gained coastal access when a section of Guangdong's coastline, including Qinzhou, Fangchenggang, and Beihai, was transferred to it in 1952. That transfer was reversed in 1955 and then restored in 1965, giving Guangxi its short Gulf of Tonkin coastline and making it the only autonomous region in China with sea access.
The Baise Uprising was a failed Chinese Communist Party revolt that took place in Guangxi in 1929. It was led by Chen Zhaoli and Deng Xiaoping.