Duānxī

Duanxi stands on the north bank of the West River in western Guangdong. The name belonged to an ancient county and to a stream east of the town, which winds down from the hills towards the river. In the Song, the administrative seat became known as Deqing; under the Ming it was a subprefecture of Zhaoqing. The river joined its communities to the long route between the interior and the Pearl River delta.