Xiuwu

Xiuwu County is located in northwest Henan Province and is under the administration of Jiaozuo City. In the course of defeating the Shang dynasty, King Wu of Zhou stationed his troops here and trained them, which is where the county gets its name: Xiuwu means “to rest troops.” Xiuwu has a long history and many historical artifacts. Historical sites here include the Ligu archaeological site of the Neolithic Longshan culture, the ancient Yuci kiln in Dangyang, the tomb of literary master Han Yu (768-824), the Shengguo Temple, and the pagoda of the Shengguo Temple.