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.