Yǒngshòu

Yongshou lies on the uplands north of the Wei River plain, between the valleys leading toward Binzhou and Qianzhou. Its name derives from the Yongshou plateau. The county seat moved several times in the Tang and Song, eventually returning to Mating. The Yuan placed the county under Qianzhou in 1268, and a town wall was built at Mating in 1344. Yongshou remained under Qianzhou during the Ming and Qing, with its historic seat still at Mating.