Zhūchéng

Zhucheng lies in eastern Shandong, where the old prefecture of Mizhou had its seat. The Song poet and official Su Shi governed Mizhou in the 1070s, repaired a terrace above the town and wrote his celebrated account of Chaoran Terrace. He also addressed drought and locusts and encouraged local waterworks. In 1369 the Ming abolished Mizhou and made the former prefectural seat the town of Zhucheng County, which remained under Qingzhou Prefecture through the Qing.