Bǎnqiáo

Bǎnqiáo lies among the forested ridges of western Húběi, in the mountain country between Fáng, Xīngshān, and Bādōng. These valleys belonged to different counties during the Míng and Qīng, with Fáng under Yúnyáng Prefecture and the southern mountains linked to the Yangtze gorges. Steep slopes and wooded valleys mark the landscape.