Xining Circuit: Shaanxi Atlas, Volume 6

This administrative grid represents the Xining Circuit. It organizes local jurisdictions by their military importance and administrative workload. The titles at the top indicate the various officials responsible for the region, including the Provincial Governor, officials in charge of horse administration, and border defense commanders.

An administrative grid from a historical Chinese atlas titled Shaanxi Atlas 6. The page is organized into vertical columns representing different administrative regions or circuits, specifically focusing on the Xining Circuit. Each cell contains historical names, military status such as near border, administrative classifications like busy, simple, or quiet, and distances in li. The bottom section lists major garrison towns and counties.

Weitong
Located at Jinggu, Jichuan, and Longxi County. 7 li Approximately 2.2 miles.
Restructured; near the border; classified as simple and medium status.

Ning County
Yanchuan Stronghold.
Restructured; isolated and simple.
16 li.

Qin Prefecture
The source text uses the character Tai 泰, likely a variant or error for Qin 秦, the historical name for Tianshui
Shaanxi Border; Tianshui; Chengji; Zhenyuan Garrison; Ninganxi.
Commanderies: Longxi, Yang, Upper Tianshui.
Located below Mianshan.
Restructured; near the border; classified as medium-upper status.
49 li.

Tai'an
Jianjia City; Jichuan; Doucheng.
Restructured; isolated; simple-lower status.
10 li.
Taiyang; Yang; Qingshui Commandery; Qingshui City.
8 li.

Qingshui
Classified as busy, frequent, and medium status.

Cheng County
Chengzhou; Tonggu; Tongqing Prefecture.
Ranked as a lower commandery. Under the jurisdiction of Qin Prefecture.
Restructured; simple-lower status; 9 li.
Restructured; isolated; simple-medium status.
19 li.

Qin Prefecture

Jie Prefecture
Wudu; Wujie Commandery; Wuzhou; Yonghe; Taotong City.
Fujin; Jiangli.
Restructured; near the Western Tribes original: Xifan 西蕃, referring to Tibetan or Qiang peoples; remote and medium status.
13 li.

Hui Prefecture
Qian River; Chiwu; Hua Commandery; Longxi Commandery; South Fengzhou.
Restructured; remote; simple-upper status.
6 li.

Lueyang
Linchuan; Longxi Commandery; Anle.
Restructured; medium workload; frequent; medium status.
25 li.

Feng County
Gudao; Guangzhen; Zhen.
Restructured; remote; simple-lower status.
8 li.

Weiyuan
Shouyang; Guangping; Tongrong.
Restructured; near the border; busy; simple-lower status.
4 li.

Jie Prefecture

Lintao

Lintao
Shaanxi Wuge; Jincheng.
Wusheng Garrison; Zhentao Garrison.
Simple-medium status. Governs 3 subprefectures and counties.
Autumn grain tax: 40,000 shi A unit of dry volume for grain.

Lanzhou
Jincheng Commandery; Longxi Commandery; Wushi Commandery; Lanquan County.
Busy; frequent; medium-lower status.
7 li.

Jin'an
Anding; Yuancheng; Jinzhou.
Restructured; near the border; remote; simple-lower status.
10 li.

Lintao

Directly Governed

He Prefecture
Puhan; Anxiang Garrison.
Bordering the Western Tribes.
Busy; frequent; medium status.
40 li.

He Prefecture

Tao Prefecture
Taoyang; Yangtao.
Restructured; medium status.
Mian Commandery.

Min Prefecture
Hezheng; Xishu.
Xigu; Wudu.
Lower status.

Guide

Jinglu
Western Qiang tribes; Jiaoyang.
Strategic Prefecture.

Ganzhou Left Garrison Zhangye; Xuanhua; Biliang. Right, Center, Front, and Rear Garrisons.
Suzhou Nanquan Commandery.
Shandan Fudan.
Yongchang Xiliang.
Liangzhou Guzang; Wu'an.
Zhenfan Wuwei.
Zhuanglang Miwulanwu.
Yaoning Huangzhong.
Nianbo
Zhenyi
Ailang Heirong City.
Gaotai Zhaoquan Garrison.
Qiangshu Records related to the Qiang people.

Wen County. Below Meiping; Wenhe district. 70 li.