Píngyáng

Pingyang lies on the southern Zhejiang coast, between the plains around Wenzhou and the routes leading into Fujian. Its position made it a passage between the two provinces and a place exposed to maritime attacks. In the late Yuan, its walls were rebuilt to resist Fang Guozhen's forces. The Ming raised them further in 1374 and later established coastal garrisons as raids continued to threaten the district.