Unofficial History of the Tusi in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

The Wuling Mountains on the southern bank of the Li River resembled a giant serpent steeped in ink, coiled around the southwestern corner of the Eastern Jin realm. Peng Tusi City, nestled in a mountain hollow, was being drenched by a sudden downpour. Its blue-gray towers gleamed coldly beneath the leaden clouds, and water seeping from the gaps between the bricks mingled with dark red stains, winding along the base of the walls like a river.