Quánjiāo

Quanjiao lies in eastern Anhui near Chuzhou. The county was first established under the Western Han, although its administrative status changed in later centuries. In the early Ming it was briefly merged into Chuzhou before the county was restored. Local gazetteers from the Ming and Qing record its geography, institutions and people.

Quanjiao was the home of the Qing writer Wu Jingzi (1701–1754), author of The Scholars. His satirical novel portrays the pursuit of examination success and status among the educated elite, linking the county's literary history to the wider culture of imperial China.