Pushan

Pushan City (Chinese: 埔山市; Pinyin: Pù shān shì), formerly called Sterling (斯特寧), is the largest city and capital of Touzhou state. Formerly a working-class industrial city, it has since been transformed into a centre of Tsengian culture.

History
Pushan was named because the city was situated on the shores of the north coast of the Pacific Ocean (埔; meaning riverbank or shore), and the Touzhou Hills were nearby (山; meaning mountain).

However, the settlement called Pushan was merely a collection of huts when the British came. They developed the town and the area was named Sterling, after the explorer Charles Sterling, who was the first European to step foot on Tseng.

The famous Pushan Biscuit Company was founded in Pushan in 1869.

Under Japanese occupation, the city was named Poyama.

In the 1900s until the 1970s, Pushan was one of the economically powerful cities of Tseng and possibly even East Asia. However, because of labour demands, cheap labour, 1974 Tseng City earthquake, worker's strikes (one famous one was the Sweatshop Strike of 1967), and the Luanzheng Era, Pushan was slowly replaced by Taihua, which was the centre of the Wanxia Miracle.

In the modern era, Pushan has been slowly moving out of industry and into the service and tourist sector. Many architectural projects were or are being built, such as the Xingcheng Bridge, the Zengshui Museum, and a new metro system. For the first week of June since 1998, Pushan hosts the Pushan Fashion Week, celebrating the fashion of Tseng.

Transportation
Pushan is served by Stephen Yang Airport, which offers flights to Tseng City's Zengzi Airport, Lizhong, and Callentown.

The A1 highway travels south of the city, while the Pushan-Erwhan Expressway connects Erwhan, a city in southern Touzhou, to Pushan.

Culture
Prawn cracker gua bao and Pushan biscuits, and Touzhou pork bento all originate from this city. The city has a number of temples and museums.