Fùchéng

Fucheng lies on the plains west of the Grand Canal. The old county town was enclosed by walls and dotted with temples, while canal landings and roads carried travellers and goods through the district. In 1469 the magistrate Lin Gong enlarged the town, adding an eastern enclosure and giving it six gates. The walls were rebuilt in 1648 under the Qing, this time with four gates bearing names that celebrated virtue and prosperity.