Xūchéng

Xucheng was the county town and administrative centre of Dongping in western Shandong. Its earlier seat had been abandoned after a breach of the Yellow River in 1000, and the site of that older city was eventually submerged beneath Dongping Lake. Under the Yuan, Xucheng served as the seat of Dongping Circuit. The early Ming reduced Dongping to a department in 1374 and abolished Xucheng County, incorporating its territory into the department directly.