Lùliáng

Luliang lies in a broad basin on the eastern Yunnan plateau. Beyond its fields, erosion has carved coloured sands into ridges, gullies and pillars, producing a striking landscape of pale and red earth. The Yuan established Luliang Prefecture in 1276, with two counties under its authority. The Ming retained the prefecture and established a military garrison here in 1398. Nearby, an older stone inscription commemorating the fifth-century leader Cuan Longyan recalls the powerful Cuan families who once ruled much of eastern Yunnan.