Lóngquánpíng

Longquanping lay in the hills of northeastern Guizhou, in the country later known as Fenggang. Under the Yuan it was the seat of both a local chieftaincy and the wider Sizhou administration. The Ming retained a hereditary chief's office here, with the An family holding the post. In 1601 the government replaced the native office with Longquan County and appointed regular officials. The old seat thus passed from hereditary rule into the county system while remaining a centre for the surrounding mountain settlements.