Huòyì

Huoyi is an old town in the Fen River valley, later the seat of Huozhou. Its administrative compound centred on a great hall rebuilt in 1304 under the Yuan. Raised on a stone platform, the hall used massive timber beams and a broad interior to provide a setting for official audiences. Much of the compound was damaged in the turmoil at the end of the Yuan, but the hall survived; Ming and Qing officials repaired and added gates, pavilions and other buildings around it.