Shantung, Hopei and Honan troops are all converging on Puyang, in the extreme south of Hopei near the Hopei-Shantung border, for a joint attack on the Liu rebels.

A celadon jar with lotus pattern of the sixth century found at Puyang, Honan.

It’s in poor places like Puyang that the ruling Communist party’s battle to narrow China’s yawning wealth gap will be won or lost.
Many residents of this county town about six hours’ drive south of Beijing say their lives have improved thanks to tax cuts and increased spending on education, medical insurance and welfare.
But not everyone is content. Puyang, nestled in the northeastern corner of Henan province, is a study in contrasts.

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