Xirong or
Rong were various ancient people who inhabited primarily in and around the extremities of ancient
Huaxia known as early as the
Shang dynasty 1765-1122 BCE, they were typically to the west of the later Zhou state (such as
Gansu, etc.) from the
Zhou Dynasty (1046 – 221 BCE) onwards. They were mentioned in some ancient Chinese texts as perhaps related to the people of the Chinese civilization.