Làntǔ

Lantu lies among the hills and rivers east of Dushan, in a country inhabited by Shui communities. The Ming appointed Zhang Jun as hereditary chief of Lantu in 1391. His successors continued to govern the district, and a later member of the family submitted to the Qing and retained the office. A stone inscription set up in 1813 records an agreement involving the Shui villages under the chieftaincy, preserving the names and obligations of communities scattered across this mountainous land.