Xùpǔ

Xùpǔ lies beside the Xù River in the mountains of western Hunan. The place is closely associated with the exiled poet Qū Yuán, whose poem “Crossing the River” mentions his wandering at Xùpǔ. Later writers travelled here to recall his journey. The Ming thinker Wáng Yángmíng wrote of mooring at the mouth of the river, with clouds around the post station above him. Under the Ming and Qing, the county belonged to Chénzhōu Prefecture, sharing in the literary traditions of the Yuán River valley.