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Xiu Prefecture

Coordinates: 30°44′N 120°44′E / 30.73°N 120.73°E / 30.73; 120.73
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Xiu Prefecture
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiù Zhōu
Wade–GilesHsiu4 Chou1

Xiuzhou or Xiu Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China. Its administrative area contained most of modern Shanghai. It was created by the Wuyue kingdom in 938; in 1195, the Song dynasty renamed it Jiaxing Prefecture.

Geography

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The administrative region of Xiu Prefecture in the Song dynasty was in modern and northern Zhejiang and southern and central Shanghai. It probably includes parts of modern:

See also

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References

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  • 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. 1278. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.

30°44′N 120°44′E / 30.73°N 120.73°E / 30.73; 120.73