Měngtǒng

Mengton lies in the mountains between Jingdong and Zhenyuan in southern Yunnan. A route from the salt wells at Anban passed through Mengton and Liwei on its way north to Jingdong, following the valleys between the wooded ridges. The wells supplied salt to a wide surrounding country, making the paths that carried it significant to settlements beyond the immediate basin. Mengton was one of the stopping places along this mountain corridor.