Lóngyáng

Lóngyáng lies west of Dòngtíng Lake, in a low country threaded with waterways and wetlands. Its county was known as Chényáng under the Song, then as Lóngyáng under later dynasties. The waters of the lake and its tributaries shaped both the landscape and the livelihoods of its people. Under the Ming and Qing, Lóngyáng belonged to Chángdé Prefecture, whose other counties included Wǔlíng and Táoyuán to the west and Yuánjiāng among the lake's southern waters.