Xiàjiāng

Xiajiang lies in the mountain country of southeastern Guizhou, along the river route from Guzhou toward Guangxi. The Duliu River winds between wooded slopes, carrying the waters of several tributaries southward. In 1732 the Qing moved an official from the Tanxi native office to Xiajiang. Later, in 1771, it stationed a prefectural officer here and established Xiajiang Subprefecture, giving the river settlement a new administrative role among the villages of the surrounding hills.