Xīchuān
Xichuan lies in the Dan River country, where the Xi River runs through a long alluvial valley. The Ming re-established Xichuan County from part of Neixiang in 1470. Up the Dan River, Jingziguan grew into a busy trading town on the water route towards the Han. In 1802 the Qing stationed military officers there, and in 1832 raised Xichuan to a subprefecture.