Huaxi was originally called "Huaxi Lao". At the end of the Ming and early Qing Dynasties, there were mixed Han, Miao, Buyi, Yan Lao and other ethnic groups, among which the Yan Lao people are the most, Yan Lao women love to wear fancy and beautiful costumes, and they are called "Huaxi" because of people. Nanming River from Guangshun into Guiyang, its Longshan Gorge to Jipan Bridge section, called Huaxi River. Along the two sides of the stream, the landscape blends with each other.