Jang Hui

Jang Hui is a small fishing village situated in one of the outer islands of the Fire Nation. Located on the Jang Hui River, from which it takes its name, this unique Fire Nation village is made up of connected houseboats and buildings on stilts.

History
At the time of Avatar Aang's arrival, the once thriving fishing community was struggling to survive due to run-off pollution of the river by the Fire Nation smelting factory. Ten years before, the Fire Nation military appropriated a plot of land on the banks of the Jang Hui and built a giant metal smelting factory which served as the principle smelter for military production. The factory spewed its entire by-product waste out into the river, polluting the water and destroying the villagers chief livelihood. Afterwards, local fishermen were lucky to find a few shriveled fish and some dirty clams. The shops in the center of town were mostly boarded up and closed. Without clean water, food, and medicine, many poor, sick villagers were left to suffer on the streets of the once prosperous town.



When Aang and his friends came to the village of Jang Hui, Katara could not bear to see the villagers suffer and decided they needed her help. She disguised herself as the guardian spirit of the town, the Painted Lady, and brought food to the village and healed the sick. The following night, she dressed in her disguise and, with the help of Aang, they destroyed the factory. As the gang prepared to leave the village the next day, they saw a squad of Fire Nation troops heading towards the town on speeders and realized that the army must believe the villagers had sabotaged the factory. Katara immediately became determined to stop them. The soldiers started attacking the village, but a gust of wind blew their flames out. With help from Appa, Toph and Sokka providing spooky sound effects, Aang and Katara staged an encounter with the Painted Lady and successfully defeated the troops and drove them away.

The Avatar and his friends then stayed and encouraged the village to clean up the pollution. By the time the group left, the water is back to its crystal blue color.

Fire Nation smelting factory


Located at the shore of the Jang Hui River, this smelting plant was where the Fire Nation army made the metals for various weapons and vehicles. The cooling system provided by the river water helped in the production of a tough, new armored metal. However, as a result, the plant dumped a ton of waste into the river while large smoke stacks simultaneously contaminated the air. To General Mung, however, this pollution was a small price to pay for building weapons that could help win the War.

Aang and Katara, who disguised herself as the Painted Lady, the spirit who helped and protected the people of Jang Hui, destroyed it to stop the pollution the factory was causing.

The Painted Lady
Known for her gentleness and healing abilities, the Painted Lady is a powerful and benevolent spirit who watched over the river town of Jang Hui, until a Fire Nation factory moved in ten years ago and began polluting the river. It was this event that drove the Painted Lady away, leaving the villagers to fend for themselves. As is the case with many other spirits, only spiritually enlightened people can see the Painted Lady.

Fauna

 * Clams
 * Two-headed fish

Notable figures

 * The Painted Lady
 * Dock/Xu/Bushi
 * Little boy
 * General Mung

Trivia

 * "Juang Hui" sounds reminiscent of "Huang He", a Chinese river translating to, "Yellow River" in English.
 * Jang Hui could mean 臢灰 (zāng huī, "dirty gray" in Chinese).
 * Jang Hui could also mean 江灰 (jiāng huī, "river gray" in Chinese or "Gray River" if switched).