Rángxiàn

Rang was the old county at the seat of Dengzhou in the Nanyang basin. Its Flower Isle Academy was founded by the Song statesman Fan Zhongyan while he governed the prefecture; there he wrote his celebrated essay on Yueyang Tower. Scholars continued to study at the academy under later dynasties, and Ming officials repaired its halls and gardens during the Jiajing and Wanli reigns.