Qianzhong Commandery was a historical commandery of the state of Chu during the Warring States period (481 BC – 221 BC). It was mentioned in the section Biography of Su Qin of Sima Qian's Records of the Grand Historian[1] or Strategies of the Warring States.[2] It is located roughy in modern-day western Hunan and eastern Guizhou.[3] The seat of Qianzhong Commandery was in present-day Yuanling County, with the historic site centered west of the seat of the county.