Tusi Sites
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To govern its mountainous south-west, imperial China appointed hereditary chieftains — Tusi — from the 13th century to the early 20th, leaving local peoples their customs while binding them into the national administration. Three sites, Laosicheng, Tangya and Hailongtun Fortress, preserve the seats of these rulers and testify to a system of governance refined under the Yuan and Ming. UNESCO inscribed the Tusi Sites in 2015.
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