Ānlóng

Anlong lies in the hills of southwestern Guizhou, where routes lead toward Yunnan and Guangxi. The Ming established a military post here under Pu'an Guard, bringing soldiers and their families into the surrounding country. In the middle of the seventeenth century this frontier post became the temporary home of a court driven from the east.

The Southern Ming Yongli Emperor arrived at Anlong in 1652, and the garrison headquarters became his palace. His court remained dependent on the general Sun Kewang, whose control alarmed ministers loyal to the emperor. A plan to appeal to the rival general Li Dingguo was uncovered, and eighteen officials were caught up in the resulting persecution. In 1656 Li Dingguo's forces escorted the emperor away to Yunnan. Anlong's brief years as an imperial refuge ended, but the story of the displaced court remained part of the town's history.