Fu Prefecture (Fujian)

Fu Prefecture
Simplified Chinese	福州
Hanyu Pinyin	Fú Zhōu
Population
• 740s or 750s	75,876
History
• Preceded by	Changle Commandery
• Created	725 (Tang dynasty) 758 (Tang dynasty)
• Abolished	1278 (Yuan dynasty)
• Succeeded by	Fuzhou Circuit
Contained within
• Circuit	Jiangnan Circuit Fujian Circuit

Fuzhou or Fu Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in modern Fujian, China, seated in modern Fuzhou. It existed (intermittently) from 725 until 1278.

It was known as Changle Prefecture (長樂府) between 933 and 948 when it was the capital of Min. It was also briefly known as Fu'an Prefecture (福安府) between 1276 and 1277 when it was the capital of the Song dynasty.

The modern prefecture-level city Fuzhou retains its name.

References

• 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. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.
• (in Chinese) Ouyang Xiu; et al., eds. (1060). Xin Tang Shu [New Book of Tang].
• (in Chinese) Toqto'a; et al., eds. (1345). Song Shi [History of Song].