Máyáng

Máyáng lies on the Jǐn River in the mountains of western Hunan. Established as a county under the Tang in 620, it moved its seat to Jǐnhé in 1075, where it remained through the Yuan, Ming and Qing. The town's Jǐnjiāng Academy was founded by a Song magistrate and expanded over the centuries. Its halls and examination rooms served students from the town and surrounding countryside, including the Ming official Mǎn Cháojiàn.