Lǔzhǎng

Luzhang stands on the western side of the Nu River, beneath the eastern slopes of the Gaoligong Mountains. Steep wooded hills descend toward the river, and streams cut their way through the valleys. The area belonged to a group of local hereditary jurisdictions along the Nu. Under the Qing, a native officer of the Cha family was stationed at Luzhang, while the Duan family of Laowo held a leading position among the chiefs of the wider Lushui country.