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Ming Prefecture (Zhejiang)

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Chinese
  
明州

Wade–Giles
  
Ming Chou

Hanyu Pinyin
  
Míng Zhōu

Ming Prefecture (Zhejiang)

Mingzhou or Ming Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Ningbo, Zhejiang, China. It existed (intermittently) from 738 to 1194, when the Song dynasty renamed it Qingyuan Prefecture.

Geography

The administrative region of Ming Prefecture in the Tang dynasty was in eastern coastal Zhejiang. It probably includes parts of modern:

  • Under the administration of Ningbo:
  • Ningbo
  • Cixi City
  • Fenghua
  • Pinghu
  • Under the administration of Zhoushan:
  • Zhoushan
  • Daishan County
  • Shengsi County

    • References

    Ming Prefecture (Zhejiang) Wikipedia
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