Tíxī

Tíxī was the seat of a hereditary native office in the mountainous country west of Jiāngkǒu. Its chiefs formed part of the network of local rulers through which the Ming governed the Tóngrén region of eastern Guizhou. The office survived the Ming conquest and the establishment of Guizhou as a province, remaining under native administration into the Qing period. In 1732 the Qing abolished the Tíxī chiefship and replaced its hereditary authority with officials appointed by the state, part of a broader reorganisation of native offices in the region.