Yǒngshàn

Yongshan lies on the southern side of the Jinsha River, where deep valleys cut the high mountains of northeastern Yunnan. Its country belonged to the wider Wumeng region before the Qing established Yongshan County in 1728, following the replacement of the hereditary chiefs with appointed officials. The river separated its mountainous settlements from the Mahu country to the north, while paths connected the valleys with the plateau inland.