Liáoshān

Liaoshan was the county seat of Liaozhou in the Taihang Mountains of eastern Shanxi. Established under the Sui, it later served as the centre of a succession of departments bearing different names. The Jin moved the town a short distance south in 1139. The early Ming absorbed Liaoshan County into Liaozhou, which became a directly administered department. Warfare in the late Ming brought severe destruction to the town and left the surrounding population much reduced.