《吴越春秋》载:“鲧筑城以卫君,造郭以守民,此城郭之始也。”古代建造城池的目的就是为了保卫君主以及守护百姓,而古代边塞城市由于其特殊的军事功能属性,使得其建城选址原则不同于一般的城池的建造。文章以麟州故城这一古代重要的边塞城市为例,研究其选址的特点。 “The Spring and Autumn Annals of Wu Yue” contains: “The fortification of the city by Wei Wei and the creation of Guo Shou Min and the beginning of this city Guo.” The purpose of ancient city-building was to defend the monarch and defend the people. The ancient border fortresses, because of their special military Functional properties, making the construction of the city location principle is different from the general construction of the city. This article takes the ancient city of Guilin, the ancient important border city, as an example to study the characteristics of its location.