Madame City is located in the northwest corner of the ancient city wall of Xiangyang , a sub-city. In February of the three years of Taiyuan in the East Jin Dynasty (378 AD), the former Qin Fujian Fu Xuan attacked the key places of Dongjin. When Dongjin Zhonglang General, Liangzhou Assassin Shi Zhuxu received in this town, he mistakenly believed that the former Qin had no boat, difficult to cross Han water, light enemy preparation, Zhu Xu's mother, Mrs. Han, accompanied her husband Zhu Yu in the army in the early years, quite know the military. When the city was besieged. She personally went to the city to observe the terrain, patrol the city defense, thinking that the defense ability in the northwest corner should be increased. And personally brought her family and women in the city to build an inner city. Later Fu Yu really launched an attack from the northwest corner of the city, and quickly broke through the outer city. The Jin army held on to the newly built inner city and was able to repel Fu Yu. In order to commemorate Mrs. Han's efforts to build the city against the enemy, later people called this section of the city wall as the wife city.