Qīngxiāng

Qingxiang stood beside the Xiang River at the seat of Quanzhou. Its town wall overlooked the river from the foot of the hills: first built of earth under the Song, it was rebuilt and faced with brick under the Yuan. In 1368 a Ming garrison officer repaired the defenses again, leaving five gates in the wall. Eight years later Qingxiang County was absorbed into Quanzhou, whose offices occupied the site of the former county seat.