Yúchéng

Yucheng lies east of Guide on the broad eastern Henan plain. South of the county town stood a shrine to Mulan, the heroine celebrated for taking her father's place in the army. The shrine was already established by the Tang, and an inscription records its rebuilding and enlargement in 1334. In 1806 its monks raised funds for another repair and erected a new stele. Through the Ming and Qing, Yucheng itself was among the counties administered from Guide.