Huáiyuǎn

Huaiyuan lies in the mountains north of Liuzhou, where the Xun and Rong rivers meet. Its county seat moved several times as officials sought to govern a country of scattered communities and difficult terrain. The Ming abolished the county in 1377 and established a patrol office, then restored the county in 1381 under Liuzhou Prefecture. In 1591 the seat moved again, to Danyang on an island in the Rong River.