Wanglu Terrace

　　   Wanglu Terrace is also known as "Qiuhu Terrace," "Lu Terrace," or "Wangfu Terrace." The terrace is about ten feet high and covers an area of one mu. It is situated 78 li southeast of Longdu Huaiyang. According to *Yuefu Topics*, there was a man named Qiuhu from the State of Lu who married a wife but left for official duty in the State of Chen just five days after their wedding. Five years later, he returned home. Before reaching his house, he saw a mulberry-picking woman by the roadside, found her beautiful, and stopped his carriage to flirt with her, saying, "Picking mulberries is not as good as meeting a nobleman like me. I have some gold with me — I’d like to give it to you, madam." The woman replied, "I pick mulberries and work hard to support my parents. I do not want your gold." When Qiuhu finally arrived home, the woman he had flirted with turned out to be his own wife, whom he hadn’t seen in five years while serving as an official away from home. Furious, she threw herself into the Yi River and died. Later generations lamented her fate and composed the poem *Qiuhu Ballad*. This ballad was later adapted into the traditional opera *Qiuhu Teasing His Wife*. Old local chronicles say that Qiuhu was from Lupu Market in Lu, served as an official in Lu, and his wife, Lady Luo, often climbed the terrace to gaze toward Lu, yearning for her husband—hence the name “Wanglu Terrace,” or “Wangfu Terrace” (Terrace of the Watching Wife). The *Chenzhou Prefecture Records* state that Qiuhu was a native of Lupu and married a daughter of the Luo family from Fugou County. There is even a Temple of Lady Luo in Fugou County dedicated to her.

　　   Information source: Huaiyang Government Website