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unusual facts about Zhang Jiuling


Zhang Jiuling

Emperor Xuanzong issued an edict praising him for his filial piety, and made him the commandant at Hong Prefecture (洪州, roughly modern Nanchang, Jiangxi).


Mei Pass

In 716, the Chancellor Zhang Jiuling constructed a five metre wide road through the pass as part of the trade route along the Gan River.


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