Chi Prefecture

Chizhou or Chi Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Chizhou, Anhui, China. It existed (intermittently) from 621 until 1277.

Chi Prefecture
Chinese
MandarinChí Zhōu

Population
  1100s206,932[1]
History
  Created
  Abolished1277 (Yuan dynasty)
  Succeeded byChizhou Circuit
Contained within
  Circuit

The modern prefectural-level city Chizhou, created in 2000, retains its name.

Counties

Chi Prefecture administered the following counties () through history:

#Tang dynastyWuSouthern TangSong dynastyModern location
1Qiupu (秋浦)Guichi (貴池)Guichi District, Chizhou[2]
2Qingyang (青陽)administered by Sheng PrefectureQingyangQingyang County[3]
3Zhide (至德)Jiande (建德)Dongzhi County[4]
4Shidai (石埭)Shitai County[5]

References

  1. Song Shi, ch. 88.
  2. Shi, pp. 1909, 1891.
  3. Shi, p. 1450.
  4. Shi, pp. 971, 1716.
  5. Shi, p. 596.
  • 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].


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