Héféi

Héféi, the seat of Lúzhōu, lies north of Cháo Lake amid the waterways between the Yangtze and Huái. It was the home of the Sòng official Bāo Zhěng, remembered for his stern justice. In 1488 the Míng prefect Sòng Kèmíng established Bāo Gōng Academy on Xiānghuā Islet, a place traditionally associated with the scholar’s youth.