County-level
Lang Ya District
Zuiweng Pavilion atop Mount Langyashan inspired Song scholar Ouyang Xiu classic prose in Langya, celebrated as the First Pavilion Under Heaven.
Spatial Framework & Civilizational Geography · Prefecture-level
Chuzhou
Ouyang Xiu's Old Drunkard's Pavilion on Langya Mountain distinguishes Chuzhou, also home to Xiaogang Village and the Ming Middle Capital ruins in Fengyang.
Regional story
A place shaped through time
Within the regional setting of Anhui, the spatial identity of Chuzhou is first captured by this local fact: “Ouyang Xiu's Old Drunkard's Pavilion on Langya Mountain distinguishes Chuzhou, also home to Xiaogang Village and the Ming Middle Capital ruins in Fengyang.” It points to an observable local combination in which the setting of Chuzhou is shaped by both environment and lived practice. Historical development brought natural conditions and human activity into repeated negotiation, leaving traces in settlement, routes, and memory. Specific places and continuing lives turn a broad regional relationship into experience that can be observed and checked. The meaning of Chuzhou rests in specific places and continuing life, not only in its name or formal classification.
Chuzhou
8 counties
Affiliated Regions
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County-level
Nan Qiao District
Lush woodlands and white egret nesting habitats at Mount Huangfushan shelter rare birds in Nanqiao, southern eco-greenway of Chuzhou.
County-level
Lai An County
Islands teeming with white egrets dot Bailu Island Nature Reserve in Lai'an, near red Danxia rock bluffs along the Jiangsu border.
County-level
Quan Jiao County
Birthplace of satirical master Wu Jingzi who penned The Scholars, Quanjiao celebrates the thousand-year Taiping Bridge Folk Festival.
County-level
Ding Yuan County
Ancient hillside pavilions of Mount Linghushan overlook fertile plains in Dingyuan, an agricultural and livestock county in central Anhui.
County-level
Feng Yang County
Xiaogang Village pioneered household contracting rural reforms in Fengyang, home to colossal early Ming stone palaces at Ming Central Capital.
County-level
Tian Zhang City
Vast waters of Lake Gaoyouhu stretch across Tianchang, eastern gateway of Anhui renowned for water lanes in Longgang Ancient Town.
County-level
Ming Guang City
The pristine shield volcano crater of Mount Nvshan Geopark marvels in Mingguang, framed by peaceful waters at Lake Yuelonghu along the Huaihe.
Related Literature
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- Record of the Old Drunkard PavilionClassical ProseOuyang Xiu
The Old Drunkard's delight lies not in wine, but in the mountains and waters. The joy of mountain and stream is found in the heart and entrusted to wine. People know the joy of following their governor on excursions, yet know not that the governor finds his highest joy in their joy!
- West Stream at ChuzhouClassical PoetryWei Yingwu
The spring flood, swelled by rain, runs fast at dusk; at the wild ferry no one is there, and the boat swings crosswise by itself.
Mentions1
- History of Ming: Annals of Taizu (the Hongwu Emperor), Part 1Classical ProseZhang Tingyu (comp.)
How can a true man submit to being controlled by others?