Shàngcài

Shangcai takes its name from Cai, a state whose ancient capital occupied this part of the southern Henan plain. Later generations preserved the memory of its old sites in local gazetteers. A Qing compiler distinguished monuments still visible in his day from places known only by name, such as the supposed residence of the Qin statesman Li Si. East of the town lay Shitai, a mound traditionally associated with Fuxi and the creation of the eight trigrams.