Qǐxiàn

Qi County occupies an old settlement on the plain southeast of Kaifeng, associated with the ancient state of Qi and once called Yongqiu. Shifts in the Yellow River forced its seat to move during the Yuan, and repeated floods shaped the defences and waterways around the town. Under the Ming, officials founded a Confucian temple here in 1370. Its main hall was repaired several times and acquired the name Dacheng Hall in the Wanli reign.