Wēiqīng

Weiqing was a fortified garrison west of Guizhou city, on the road toward Yunnan. The Ming established the guard at the Weiqing relay station in 1390, making it one of a chain of military posts along the western route. Its soldiers were stationed among the communities governed by hereditary local chiefs, and the town served both as a defence of the provincial capital and as a post protecting communication across the plateau. The garrison settlement later became a centre in its own right.