Cháoyáng

Chaoyang lies in the coastal plain of eastern Guangdong, south of the Han River delta. Its county seat was moved to Mianyang by the Tang official Han Yu in 819, and the town became known as Miancheng. In 1524 the Ming court took parts of Chaoyang and neighbouring Haifeng to create Huilai County. The coast remained exposed to raids; in 1603 a Ming commander repelled raiders at Haimen.