Shàngxī

Shàngxī was one of the hereditary native jurisdictions in the mountain country of western Hunan, associated with the larger Yǒngshùn chiefship. Local rulers held office over communities scattered among the valleys of the upper Xīzhōu region. In 1727 the Shàngxī native magistrate Zhāng Hànrú surrendered his jurisdiction as the Qing extended direct administration into the area. The government established Lóngshān County from Shàngxī and neighbouring native lands, beginning a wider reorganisation of Yǒngshùn.