Wénshuĭ

Wenshui lies in central Shanxi, west of the Fen River. It is remembered as the ancestral home of Wu Zetian, who ruled China as emperor in her own right during the Tang age. A temple north of the county town honours her under the name of a water goddess. Another local sanctuary, Shouning Temple, was associated with the empress and continued to attract worshippers through the Ming and Qing periods.