Héyáng

Heyang lies west of the Yellow River, where the waters and reed beds of Qiachuan spread along the river plain. The county's older name, written Héyáng with a rarer character for Hé, is associated with the northern bank of the Qia River. Local tradition connects this landscape with Taisi, consort of King Wen of Zhou, and with the opening poem of the Classic of Poetry. A Qing gazetteer recorded the tradition of her home at Qiachuan, keeping the ancient story attached to the district's waters.