Lǒngzhōu

Longzhou lies on the upper Qian River, at the eastern foot of the mountains that separate Guanzhong from Gansu. Its valleys and passes form an approach between the Wei River plain and the lands beyond the Long Mountains. In the Ming, Longzhou was subordinate to Fengxiang prefecture and administered neighbouring Qianyang County. The Qing continued to place it under Fengxiang, maintaining the town's position as a local administrative centre on the western edge of Shaanxi.