Guāng Prefecture

Prefecture in Henan, China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Guang Prefecture (光州) was a prefecture of imperial China centered on modern Huangchuan County, Henan. It was created in the 6th century under the Liang dynasty during the Southern dynasties era and existed intermittently until 1913, after the establishment of the Republic.

Hanyu PinyinGuāngzhōu
Hanyu PinyinGuāngzhōu
Wade–GilesKuang1-chou1
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Guāng Prefecture
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Hanyu PinyinGuāngzhōu
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Geography

The administrative region of Guangzhou in the Tang dynasty is in the border area between modern southeastern Henan and western Anhui (as well as northeastern Hubei). It probably includes parts of modern:

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. 974. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.


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