Overnight at Zhou after leaving Qi
· Zhou, outside the capital district of Qi, Shandong, China

Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · file After departing Qi, Mencius lodged overnight at Zhou, a town outside Qi's capital district, where an emissary tried to persuade him to remain in Qi. Zhou is identified by the source as a town outside Qi's capital district, but its precise modern site is uncertain; coordinates are a representative point for the Linzi capital area. Date is approximate.