Xīlóng

Xilong lies in the mountains of western Guangxi, near the borders of Guizhou and Yunnan. The district formed part of the Anlong hereditary chieftaincy until 1666, when the Qing replaced it with Xilong prefecture and appointed officials. In 1727 its lands north of the Nanpan River were transferred to Guizhou; two years later the prefectural seat moved to Lirentang, known as Xinzhou.