Lóngwángmiào

Longwangmiao lies in the wooded mountains north of the old Yongping prefecture. These hills formed part of the country traversed by the Ming frontier wall, where ridges, streams and passes gave shape to the defences. The Yongping gazetteer describes the steep routes and watercourses beyond the wall, recording a landscape through which soldiers guarded the approaches between the capital region and the northeast.