Ying Prefecture (Shanxi)
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Yingzhou or Ying Prefecture (Chinese: 應州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in modern Shanxi, China, seated in modern Ying County. It existed (intermittently) from the 9th century until 1912.
It was one of the Sixteen Prefectures.
Geography
[edit]The administrative region of Yingzhou in the Tang dynasty falls within modern northern Shanxi. It probably includes parts of modern:
References
[edit]- Shi Weile, ed. (2005). Zhongguo Lishi Diming Da Cidian (中国历史地名大词典) [Large Dictionary of Chinese Historical Place Names] (in Chinese). China Social Sciences Press. p. 1306. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.
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