Xiǎodǒng

Xiǎodǒng lies north of Qīnzhōu, inland from the northern coast of the Gulf of Tonkin. Its market was established during the Wanli reign of the Ming, when members of the Dǒng family founded a trading settlement here. The name Xiǎodǒng, or “Little Dong”, preserves that connection. The market grew among the communities of the Qīnzhōu countryside, providing a place where people from the surrounding districts could meet and exchange their produce.