The Rong, Di, and Barbarian tribes were the collective name of the ethnic minorities in the four directions in ancient times. Rong Di referred to the non-Chinese tribes in the west and north of China. They were mainly distributed in the west and north of China. The barbarians referred to the minority ethnic groups outside of China and the nine provinces, including the southern barbarians and the eastern barbarians. Yi Di was a general term used in ancient times to refer to the non-Chinese tribes in the east and north. Yi referred to the eastern tribes, and Di referred to the northern tribes. According to the information provided, these words were used to distinguish ethnic minorities from other ethnic groups in ancient times.

The Rong and Di tribes were in the following places: - Dongyi: mainly refers to the hilly areas south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, including today's southern Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, and Taiwan. - Nanman: It mainly referred to the hilly area south of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and the Lingnan area, including today's Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, and other places. - Xirong: It mainly refers to the vast Western Regions of the Hexi Corridor, including today's Xinjiang and Central Asian countries. - Northern Barbarians: It mainly referred to the vast area north of the Great Wall, including Hebei, Inner Mongolia, and Northeast China. In summary, Dongyi was south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Nanman was south of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, Xirong was in the Hexi Corridor, and Beidi was north of the Great Wall.
Rong was one of the general terms used in ancient China to refer to the various races around the Central Plains. In ancient times, Rong mainly referred to the Western Zhou Dynasty's name for the western tribes on its border. Later, it was used by the Han people to refer to the non-Han ethnic groups to the west of the Han people. There were many types of Rong, including the Ji Rong, the Northern Rong, the Yun Rong, the Yi Luo Rong, the Quan Rong, the Li Rong, and the Rong Man. In addition, there were also Di, Ji, Yiqu, Dali, etc. in the northwest of Qin. The two words Rong Di were often mixed together in ancient times, but there were obvious differences in the region. However, the specific race Rong referred to was not explicitly mentioned in the search results provided. Therefore, based on the information provided, it was impossible to accurately answer which specific race Rong was referring to.
The Northern Barbarians referred to the present Mongolia, Ningxia, Liaonings, Jilins, and Heilongjiang provinces. Nanman referred to Guangxi and Vietnam. Xirong referred to the current Xizang, Qinghai, and other provinces. Dongyi referred to parts of the current Jiangsu, Shandong, and Anhui regions.
Dongyi referred to the ethnic groups in Shandong, Anhui, and Jiangsu. Xirong referred to the ethnic groups in Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, and northern Sichuan. Nanman referred to the ethnic groups in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian, and other regions. The Northern Barbarians referred to the ethnic groups in the Yellow River basin and its surrounding areas.
The following conclusions: Nanman: Nanman is located in Guangxi and Vietnam. Dongyi: Dongyi is located in Jiangsu and Shandong. Northern Barbarians: Northern Barbarians are in Mongolia, Ningxia, Liaoning, JiLin, HeilongJiang and other provinces. Xirong: Xirong is located in Xizang, Qinghai, and other provinces. Therefore, Nanman was in Guangxi and Vietnam, Dongyi was in Jiangsu and Shandong, Beidi was in Mongolia, Ningxia, Liaoning, Kirin, Heilong and other provinces, and Xirong was in Xizang, Qinghai and other provinces.
Northern Barbarians and Northern Barbarians were the collective names of the non-Chinese tribes in the north in ancient China. Therefore, Northern Barbarians and Northern Barbarians could be used interchanged, and they referred to the same group.
There was a novel called "The Crown Prince of the Di Concubine's Beautiful Face Courting His Wife". The author was Wu Shige Fan. This was an ancient romance novel. It was currently in a serial state with 1212 people reading it. It had a total of 1.792 million words and 867 readers. The novel was about the female protagonist who became a 12-year-old child after transmigrating. Her parents died and she lived under someone else's roof. She also had a fiancé who was ten years older than her. Her fiancé did not want to marry her, and she did not want to marry either. The story was about the plot of the black-bellied and cold-blooded prince who went back to his old ways. He adhered to the setting of being pure, loyal, and a couple for life.
Ma Rong was played by Ling Zi in the TV series "Da Tang Di Gong An".
Yes, the character of Ma Rong in Di Renjie's play was adapted into a female character. In the original novel, Ma Rong was a male attendant, but in the TV series, the screenwriter changed his gender to a female. This setting caused the audience to complain and debate. However, Ma Rong, the female character, played a key role in Di Renjie's growth in the play, helping him solve the case and playing an important role. Although Ma Rong's gender change may have been to balance the ratio of men and women in the plot, her presence in the play had a positive impact on Di Renjie's growth and the process of solving the case.