Hànchuān

Hànchuān lies among rivers and lakes on the Jianghan Plain. Its old county seat at Jīngǔchéng suffered from war and flooding before the administration moved to ground bounded by the Hàn River and other waterways. In 1569 the magistrate Zhāng Chóngdé had the Téngchí channel repaired, seeking to control water in this low-lying district.