Yíngshān

Yingshan lies in the hills of the Sichuan basin, among valleys, cultivated slopes and local waterways. Arable land occurs at different elevations, while paths and market centres connect villages with neighbouring districts. Terrain and access to water shape both production and travel.

During the Ming and Qing periods, county administration, markets and religious sites linked communities across the wider Shunqing region. Seventeenth-century warfare severely disrupted population and production in many parts of Sichuan. Later resettlement and recovery changed rural society as people rebuilt fields, homes and exchanges with neighbouring markets.