or KUANG-SI, an inland province of China, lying between N. Lat. 22. and 26., E. Long. 105. and 112.30., bounded on the W. by the province of Yumans, N. by those of Kwio-choo and Hoonan, E. by that of Quantong, and S. by Quan-tong and the country of Tonquin; area, 78,377 square miles. A great part of the surface is mountainous and densely wooded; cultivation is carried on only along the banks of the Choo-kiang, which traverses the province from W. to E. Wheat, rice, wild cinnamon, &c., grow here; and among the minerals of the province are gold, silver, lead, and cinnabar. The capital is Kwe-lin-foo, a fortified town on the Hei-kiang, but Wu-chau-foo is the principal commercial town in the province. Pop. (1812) 7,313,895; (1843) 7,500,000.