Mǎdǐ

Mǎdǐ was a post station in the mountains east of Yuánlíng. Its name was linked to the shape of the surrounding hills, said to resemble a horse lowering its neck to drink from the Yí Stream. The Ming established a station here on the route through western Hunan. A Qing county gazetteer lists its offices alongside the nearby stations at Chényáng and Jiètíng, and records orders against burdensome unofficial levies imposed on the post service.