Cang Prefecture
Cangzhou or Cang Prefecture (Chinese: 滄州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Cang County, Hebei, China. It existed (intermittently) from 517 until 1913.
The modern prefectural-level city Cangzhou, created in 1961, retains its name.
Geography[edit]
The administrative region of Cang Prefecture in the Tang dynasty is in modern eastern Hebei, the area sandwiched between Tianjin and northern Shandong. It probably includes parts of modern:
- Under the administration of Cangzhou, Hebei:
- Under the administration of Tianjin:
- Tianjin
- Under the administration of Binzhou, Shandong:
- Under the administration of Dezhou, Shandong:
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. 1343. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.
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