Nàlóu

Nalou was the centre of a hereditary Yi chieftaincy in the mountain country south of Jianshui. Local tradition traces its rulers to a chief who helped establish the Dali kingdom in the tenth century. Under the Yuan their seat stood at Guanting; later the Nalou and Chadian chieftaincy was among the native offices attached to Lin'an Prefecture. Its territory extended across a wide area toward the Red River, and the Pu family maintained an office at Huixin on a route between Jianshui and the country beyond the river.