Tóngchéng

Tóngchéng lies in the hill country north of the Yangtze in Ānhuī. Under the Qīng it gave its name to a school of classical prose associated with Fāng Bāo, Liú Dàkuí, and Yáo Nài. Their writing and teaching joined attention to moral meaning with the craft of composition, and their influence spread through academies far beyond the county.