Gǎochéng

Gaocheng lies on the Hebei plain east of Zhending, in a district with a history reaching back to the Shang dynasty. At Taixi, an ancient walled settlement preserves traces of a community that lived here in the middle Shang period. Nearby was the old town of Jiumen. During the An Lushan rebellion, Tang generals Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi defeated Shi Siming in this country, adding a military chapter to its long history.