Huìtóng

Huìtóng lies in the mountainous country of southwestern Hunan, near the border with Guizhou. The area was part of Lóngbiāo County under the Tang, before Lǎngxī County was separated from it. In 1102 the Song established Sānjiāng County here and renamed it Huìtóng the following year, placing it under Jìngzhōu. The district's river valleys and wooded hills became home to communities with different languages and traditions, including Dong and Miao people.