Yúdū

Yudu lies east of Ganzhou on the river that joins the Gong. Its older name used a rare first character, a reminder of the county's long history in the hills of southern Jiangxi. The Ming scholar He Tingren was born here and studied with Wang Yangming, whose teaching on moral knowledge shaped his own thought. He helped establish local study societies and rules of instruction, bringing the discussion of learning and conduct to communities throughout the county.