Yúnhé

Yunhe lies among the mountains of southern Zhejiang. In 1452, the Ming established a county here from the distant Fuyun and Yuanhe townships of Lishui, combining a character from each name to form Yunhe. Its mountains also contained valuable silver deposits. Remains of Ming mining and smelting sites reveal an extensive industry, with workers, transport routes and official supervision all connected to the extraction of ore.