Shuāngshuǐ

Shuangshui was a county in the mountainous Luopang region of western Guangdong. For centuries it belonged to the jurisdiction of Deqing, with its own walled seat amid the hills and river valleys. In 1576 Ming forces campaigned in the Luopang mountains against local Yao groups. The following year the court raised Shuangshui to the status of Luoding Prefecture and established the counties of Dong'an and Xining under it. The new names expressed the dynasty's claim to have brought order to the region after the campaign.