Dàdàndāng

Dadandang lies in the high mountain country north of Lijiang, near the routes toward the Tibetan plateau. A Yuan geographical account placed Dadandang northeast of Linxi, beyond the villages of the upper river valleys. In the Ming period the hereditary Mu rulers of Lijiang extended their influence northward into this country. They drew wealth from mines and salt wells across their domain, while mountain paths connected the region with Lijiang and the lands farther north.