Lèchāng

Lechang lies in northern Guangdong, where the Wu River cuts through the Nanling mountains on its way south. Mountain roads linked the county to Yizhang beyond the provincial boundary, while the river led towards Shaozhou. The old Yizhang–Lechang road was used over many centuries, carrying travellers across the ridges that separate the waters of the Yangtze and Pearl River basins.