Púchéng

Pucheng lies north of the Wei River in the eastern Guanzhong country, on land that had its first county in 350 BC under the name Chongquan, said to come from twin springs, one above the other. The Western Wei named it Pucheng in 554, the Tang called it Fengxian, and the Song restored the older name in 971. The hills around it hold several Tang imperial tombs, among them Qiaoling, the mausoleum of Emperor Ruizong, cut into Mount Feng northwest of the county town. Stone figures and a walled enclosure marked its approach. In the Ming, a provincial administrative branch was established at Pucheng in 1440, with an academy attached; another academy was founded beside a shrine to the philosopher Zhang Zai in 1510.