Prefecture-level city in Shandong (
山东 Shāndōng), home to Dongchang Lake (
东昌湖) — the largest urban lake in northern China. Historically a key node on the Grand Canal (
京杭大运河 Jīng-Háng Dàyùnhé). Pu Songling, author of 《
聊斋志异》 (Liaozhai Zhiyi, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio), was from this region.