Research on the Location of"Dailai City"in the Tiefu Region——Also on the Geographical Position of Mugen Mountain
The capital of Tiefu tribesmen in period of Liu Weichen is the city of Dailai,which is located in the south of Jinjin in Wuyuan county,the cavalry need four days'march from Jinjing to the city of Dailai,it is about 400 miles.It lies to the northeast of the white salt pond in the etuoke Front Banner,about 300 miles from where the light cavalry need two days'march.The city of Dai-lai which points to the present-day Yulin area.The ancient city of Baichengtai Village in Balasu Township within Yulin County is the site of Dailai City.Mugen mountain lies to the west of the city of Dai Lai and Tongwan.It is two days'march from the city of Dai Lai.It lies to the east of the white salt pond and the black salt pond,which is now the Gou pond in the Dingbian County of Shanxi Province.Mugen mountain is now a hundred miles northeast of Yanchi County in Ningxia,which is so-called Fangshan in the Ming Dynasty.
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