The town of Baidi, 2.5 miles from Fengjie County, is on Baidi Mountain on the north side of the Yangtze River. Originally known as Ziyang, it is an ancient town of great historical interest. Accord­ing to a local folktale, when construction of the town began, a column of white steam rose up from a well, like a white dragon flying up to heaven. The town was named Baidi, meaning "heavenly white dragon." The well is still in existence. During the Three Kingdoms Period (220-280), Emperor Liu Bei of the Shu Kingdom was disastrously defeated by the Wu Kingdom and retreated to Baidi. After a series of bloody defensive battles, the Shu people re­mained in the town. Liu fell fatally ill, and just before his death he confided his state affairs to his son Liu Chan, the future emperor of the Shu, and to his prime minister, Zhuge Liang. This incident later became known as "confiding to the orphan at Baidi."