Línwǔ

Linwu lies at the northern foot of the eastern Nanling in southern Hunan. Established as a county under the Han, it took its name from its position beside the Wu stream. Its mountains, streams and old settlements were recorded in successive county gazetteers, along with local crops, animals and minerals.

In 1639, during the last years of the Ming, portions of Linwu and neighbouring Guiyang were taken to form the new county of Jiahe. The county's gazetteers preserve accounts of earlier figures associated with the district, including the Tang writers Han Yu and Zhang Shu, as well as inscriptions attributed to the Song scholar Zhu Xi.