Lùhé

Liuhe lies north of the Yangtze, between the river and the Huai country, guarding approaches to Nanjing. In antiquity it was known as Tangyi, a town contested by the states of Wu and Chu. The name Liuhe was adopted under the Sui, and the county later passed through several administrative jurisdictions. Under the Qing it belonged to Jiangning Prefecture. Roads leading toward Chuzhou, Yangzhou and Xuyi met the river crossings here, making the district a link between the southern capital and the lands to the north.