Qīngliú

Qīngliú lies in the mountains of western Fújiàn, in the upper reaches of the Jiǔlóng stream. The county was established in 1098 under the Northern Sòng from parts of Nínghuà and Chángtīng. Its name, meaning “clear stream,” recalls the winding waters of the district. It belonged to Tīngzhōu, whose counties occupied the inland borderlands of Fújiàn.