Zhōngbù

Zhongbu lies among the wooded hills south of Fuzhou. On Qiao Mountain stands a tomb traditionally identified with the Yellow Emperor, a revered ancestral figure in Chinese historical tradition. Rulers sent officials to offer sacrifices there, and the site became a focus of imperial ritual as well as local devotion. Zhongbu itself belonged to Fangzhou before the Yuan transferred it to Fuzhou.

In 1371 the first Ming emperor sent an official to make offerings at the tomb and composed the text of the sacrifice. Later Ming rulers continued to dispatch representatives, leaving inscriptions that recorded their ceremonies. Qing emperors likewise sent officials to Qiao Mountain; local records describe offerings made during the Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong reigns. A local academy, named for the mountain, was established in the county town in 1733.