Huáyuán

Huayuan lies in the uplands north of the Wei River plain, in the country later known as Yaozhou. It was the home of the Tang physician Sun Simiao, celebrated as the Medicine King. His medical works collected prescriptions and earlier knowledge as well as his own experience. The Song court honoured him as a Daoist perfected master and supported the enlargement of shrines associated with him. A Qing stele erected in 1671 commemorated his old home, keeping his reputation alive in the district.