Mǎchǎng

Machang lies among the mountains south of the old Xilong seat. The surrounding country belonged to the Anlong chieftaincy, governed by hereditary local rulers under Sicheng. In 1666 the Qing abolished the chieftaincy and established Xilong prefecture under appointed officials. The scattered settlements of this upland region became part of the new prefecture, which linked the Guangxi hills with the borders of Guizhou and Yunnan.