Zhōnglù

Zhōnglù was a hereditary chiefship of the Qín family in the mountains of western Hubei. Under the Ming it formed part of the network of native offices associated with Shīnán. Chief Qín Jìnxiào, who ruled in the seventeenth century, rebuilt a temple to Wénchāng and invited teachers to instruct the young. In 1734 the Zhōnglù chief joined other native rulers in submitting his seal to the Qing government; the territory was subsequently incorporated into Lìchuān County.