Róngjīng

Róngjīng belongs to the mountain approaches west of the Sichuan Basin, where valleys and passes connect agricultural country with the Tibetan highland world. Cultivation occupies suitable ground, while forests, livestock, and local crafts broaden household resources. Routes carry goods between environments with very different productive possibilities. Rain, steep slopes, and river crossings make practical knowledge essential to transport and the maintenance of dependable connections.

Rongjing is associated with Yingjing, historically known as Yandao. The wider Yazhou region linked the Sichuan basin with highland communities, and Yingjing lay on routes later associated with the tea-horse trade. County names and jurisdictions changed over time.