Línhè

Linhe was an old county on the eastern bank of the He River, in the country of Hezhou. Founded under the Han, it later served as the seat of a commandery and then of Hezhou. The county's fortunes changed with successive dynasties: abolished under the Sui and restored before the Tang, it remained associated with the prefectural seat for centuries. In 1369 the Ming absorbed Linhe into Hezhou; eight years later Hezhou became He County. The river gave the old town a connection to the waterways of eastern Guangxi.