Juégǎng

Juegang was a salt-producing settlement in the coastal country of Jiangsu, historically belonging to Rugao county. From the Song through the Qing period it was known as Juegang salt field. Its administrative identity consequently grew around salt production as well as the settlement itself. The older name Juegang Ting reached back to the Tang period.

Under the Ming, a patrol inspectorate was established here. The Yangzhou prefectural gazetteer of 1664 lists Juegang's inspectorate 130 li east of Rugao's county seat, preserving its place in the county's early Qing administrative geography. A deputy county official was also stationed at Juegang during the Qing. Salt-field designation, patrol jurisdiction and a resident county official were successive features of this locality's history.