Liǎngdāng

Liangdang lies among wooded mountains on the upper Jialing River, where the Liangdang and other streams run through narrow valleys. Its county name was associated with the river, though another explanation traced it to two facing mountains. The old county seat moved to Guangxiang in the Song. In 1377 the Ming incorporated Liangdang into Hui County, but later restored it; in 1729 the Qing transferred it to Qinzhou. Forests, rivers and mountain roads give this eastern end of the Huicheng basin its distinctive landscape.