Huang Prefecture

Huang Prefecture
Traditional Chinese	黃州
Simplified Chinese	黄州
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Huáng Zhōu Wade–Giles Huang2 Chou1

Huangzhou or Huang Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Huangzhou District, Huanggang, Hubei, China. It existed (intermittently) from 585 until 1279.

The modern district, created in 1996 (although it also existed between 1984 and 1987 under the administration of Ezhou), retains its name.

Geography

The administrative region of Huang Prefecture in the Tang dynasty was in modern eastern Hubei. It probably includes parts of modern:

• Under the administration of Huanggang:
  • Huangzhou District
• Under the administration of Wuhan:
  • Xinzhou District

See also

• Yong'an Commandery
• Huangzhou Route
• Huangzhou Prefecture

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. p. 2294. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.