Pāntián

Pantian lies in the mountainous interior northwest of Chaozhou. It was historically part of Haiyang County, far from the prefectural seat on the lower Han River. During the Ming Jiajing reign, a patrol office was established at Pantian to maintain order in this inland district. In 1738 the area was included in the newly created Fengshun County, assembled from parts of several neighbouring jurisdictions.