Yǒngmíngchéng

Yongmingcheng was a coastal place named in accounts of the Yuan road network reaching the eastern sea. A route from Xixiangzhou on the Songnen plain passed through a succession of stations toward Yongmingcheng, linking the interior with peoples of the coast. The surrounding bays and wooded hills lie near the mouth of the Suifen River. Earlier the wider country belonged to Balhae's Suibin region, known for its horses and its connections across northeastern Asia.