Pínglè

Pingle stands where the Li, Li tributary and Gongcheng rivers meet to form the Gui River. From here the waterway continues south toward Wuzhou and the Pearl River, while the Li leads north toward Guilin and the Ling Canal. Pingle was raised to a prefecture under the Yuan, a status retained by the Ming. Its officials governed a district of river valleys and mountains in which imperial administration, local communities and military campaigns all shaped the history of the region.