Zhēnfēng

Zhenfeng grew around Mingqiu, a Bouyei settlement in the mountains north of the Nanpan River. In 1727 the Qing established Yongfeng prefecture in lands transferred from Guangxi to Guizhou. Its first seat was at Changba, but in 1729 officials moved it to Mingqiu, where the terrain was more level. An earthen-walled town and a prefectural office followed, making the settlement a centre for the surrounding districts.