Lùchéng

Lucheng belongs to the Lu'an country of southeastern Shanxi, within the upland basin traditionally known as Shangdang. Fertile pockets and river valleys supported grain cultivation, while nearby hills supplied fuel and other resources. Roads through mountain approaches linked the region with the North China plain, making local production valuable to larger markets and political centers. The combination of upland protection and usable routes also gave the wider area a long strategic importance.

Lucheng was a county through the Yuan, Ming and Qing periods. In 1529, the Ming court raised Luzhou to Lu'an Prefecture; Lucheng came under the new prefecture, and land from Lucheng and neighbouring counties was used to establish Pingshun County. These administrative changes placed the county within a network of local jurisdictions in the Shangdang region.