Gǔchéng

Gǔchéng lies beside the Hàn River in northwestern Húběi. During the turmoil of the late Míng, the rebel leader Zhāng Xiànzhōng accepted an offer of surrender and settled his forces here. In 1638 Lǐ Zìchéng visited him at Gǔchéng; the two discussed taking up arms again, and Zhāng renewed his revolt the following year.