Chānglè

Changle lies west of the old Weizhou region on the plains and low hills of central Shandong. In 1368 the Ming established the county offices at a site formerly occupied by the Song-era Lindan commandery. The town's walls and Confucian temple were repaired in the fifteenth century, and an outer earthen wall was added. In 1638 the magistrate restored the defences and directed water from the Dan River around the town to help protect it.