Luōchéng

Luocheng lies among the forested mountains of northern Guangxi, a homeland of the Mulao people. In 1369 the Ming established Luocheng County from territory formerly belonging to Rongshui; eight years later it came directly under Liuzhou Prefecture. The village of Shiwei, northwest of the county seat, preserves a long local history. Some of its old houses date to the Ming, bearing witness to generations of settlement among these hills.