Xincheng

Xīnchéng was a Ming military post in the highlands of southwestern Guizhou, in the country around Xīngrén. It was established as a thousand-household post subordinate to Ānnán Guard, one of the garrisons created as the Ming organised its hold over the route to Yunnan. The surrounding region also contained Pǔ'ān Guard and several smaller posts, placing Xīnchéng within a chain of military settlements across the plateau.