Badong is in Hubei Province on the southern shores of Xiangxiliang Valley between Wu Gorge and Xiling Gorge. It links Sichuan and Hubei, and is an important distribution center for goods from both provinces. Badong has a long history. Kou Zhun, the famous prime minister of Northern Song Dynasty, served here as a county magistrate for three years. Qiufeng Pavilion is a place well worth visiting. It is a wooden structure, over 65 feet high and commands a good view of surroundings. Literary men of all dynasties came here to drink wine and compose essays and poems.