Wǎtáng

Watang lies south of Gui County in the lowlands of the Yu River basin. An old crossing here was known as Watang Ferry, a point at which travelers could pass over the river and continue toward the county seat. Gui County itself was established in the early Ming, when the former Guizhou was reduced to a county. The flat country around the river contrasts with the hills that rise farther from its banks.