Bǎofēng

Bǎofēng lies in the valley of the Northern Ru River in central Henan, one of the counties of the Rǔzhōu country. The Song emperor Huizong gave it its name in 1120 for the 'treasures flourishing' in the county: its liquor, its ironworks and its kilns. At Qīngliángsì, west of the county town, stood the kilns that fired Ru ware for the Song court.