[2] Chenglingji is located on the southern bank of the Yangtze, and towards the east of the discharge channel of Dongting Lake.
[7] Since the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534 AD), Chengling Rock was already documented: 江之右岸有城陵山，山有古城。 On the right [south] bank of the Yangtze, there exists Chengling Hill, with an old city there.By the Ming Dynasty, it was a bustling city of trade, and was nicknamed "Little Nanjing" by people in the region.
During the Xianfeng era, the value of tea leaves from Hunan and Hubei handled by the port was worth 10 million taels of silver.
[9] The port at Yuezhou (today's Yueyang, Hunan) was established by decree in the 25th year of the Guangxu era (1899 AD).
The port was located at Chenglingji, and served as the main trade connection between the Yangtze and Xiang River with the wider world.