Píngyáng

Píngyáng was the historic seat of Guìyáng in southeastern Húnán, set at the upper reaches of the Chūnlíng River on the northwestern flank of Qítián Ridge. A county of that name was founded in 317, and the county lies in a polymetallic ore district. The Táng placed a mining office here, the Sòng a military prefecture, the Yuán a route, the Míng a zhōu and the Qīng a directly governed department, so that the town kept the same name while its rank changed with each dynasty.