Āndìng

Āndìng was a hereditary native office in the karst country north of Sī'ēn in Guangxi. The Ming appointed Pān Liáng as native patrol officer in 1528, and his descendants continued to hold the office. The chiefship survived the transition to Qing rule when Pān Yìngbì submitted and was confirmed in his hereditary position. Its original seat at Jiùzhōu fell into ruin during warfare, and the chief later moved to Liù village, where officials and villagers lived among thatched houses.