Xiāngyì

Xiangyi was an ancient county on the Sui River in eastern Henan. Its embroidered fabrics were renowned under the Han, when an office here supplied fine textiles for imperial ceremonies. The town later became the seat of Suizhou, named for the river, and Xiangyi County was absorbed into the prefecture under the Ming. West of the city rose a wooded ridge called Camel Hill, where a terrace was traditionally associated with Duke Xiang of Song. Higher ground behind the town offered refuge when floods came.