Yǒng'ān

Yong'an was a market west of Liuyang, in the country watered by the Laodao River. It was once known as Laohu, a name judged unlucky because it sounded like the word for tiger. In 1694 the county magistrate ordered the market renamed Yong'an, meaning enduring peace. The old streets had gates at the upper and lower ends of the market, and shops served the communities of Liuyang's western countryside.