Fùshùn

Fushun grew around the salt wells of southern Sichuan. Its old name, Fushi, recalled a well that supplied salt for many generations; brine was raised and boiled to produce a commodity essential to households throughout the region. The county later took the name Fushun, while its wells remained a major source of revenue and trade. The ancient Fushi well continued working until the Zhengde reign of the Ming in the early sixteenth century. As production around the old county seat declined, wells farther west at Ziliujing rose in importance. Salt making thus shifted within the district, while the long history of the old well remained closely tied to the town's identity.