Map of Ningbo Prefecture

Burying Horse Mountain original: "Maima Shan" Tuo Lake original: "Tuohu" Phoenix Mountain original: "Fenghuang Shan" Tiger Ford Mountain original: "Hujun Shan" Guanhai Guard original: "Guanhai Wei"; a high-level military garrison established during the Ming dynasty to monitor pirate activity. Ming Mountain Eternal Bright Lake original: "Yongming Hu" Songpu Patrol Office original: "Songpu Xunsi"; a local maritime police station. Nine Peak Mountain original: "Jiufeng Shan" Goose Gate Ridge original: "Yanmen Ling" Floating Mountain original: "Fu Shan" Longshan Post original: "Longshan Suo"; a secondary military station under the Guard system. Crouching Dragon Mountain original: "Fulong Shan"

Zhangting Ferry Prefecture Ridge Mountain Xun’ao Mountain Cixi County original: "Cixi Xian"; an administrative center known for its scholarly traditions and strategic position on the Yao River. The Various Mountains Peach Blossom Lake original: "Taohua Hu" Yellow Lake

Great Inlet Mountain original: "Da'ao Shan" West Dam Ningbo Prefecture original: "Ningbo Fu"; the regional capital and a primary port for trade with Japan and Southeast Asia. Yin County original: "Yin Xian"; the seat of the Ningbo government. Siming Post-station original: "Siming Yi"; a relay station for official couriers.

Holy Duke Ridge original: "Shenggong Ling" Elephant Mountain original: "Xiangshan" Tin Mountain original: "Xi Shan" Spring-Watching Mountain original: "Wangchun Shan" Embankment River original: "Tanghe" Guangde Lake Fields

Heavenly Well Mountain Siming Mountain original: "Siming Shan"; a major mountain range known as a sanctuary for both Taoists and scholars. Staff and Tin Mountain original: "Zhangxi Shan" Snowy Crevice Mountain original: "Xuedou Shan"; famous for its waterfall and as a major center of Chan Buddhism. Cinnabar Cloud Mountain original: "Danxiao Shan" White Dragon Pool Small River Lake Fields North Ferry

Great Thunder Mountain original: "Dalei Shan" Zhai Mountain Weir Fenghua County Lianshan Post-station City River Golden Chalice Mountain original: "Jin’ou Shan" Jiqi Mountain original: "Jiqi Shan"

Plum Mountain original: "Mei Shan" Zihua Mountain Bridge Mountain Goose Gate Mountain Shipu Patrol Office original: "Shipu Xunsi"; a critical naval station located at a natural deep-water harbor. Lord Dong’s Ridge Xi’ao Post-station Southern Suppressing Mountain original: "Zhennan Shan"

Key Regional Terms

• Ningbo Prefecture: The administrative and military heart of the region.
• Cixi and Fenghua: Subordinate counties vital for agricultural supply and inland defense.
• Guard (Wei) and Post (Suo): Wei-Suo System — The Ming dynasty military structure where "Guards" (approx. 5,600 men) and "Posts" (approx. 1,100 men) were stationed at strategic points to provide a standing defense force.
• Patrol Office (Xunsi): Small outposts tasked with catching smugglers and monitoring coastal movement.