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Chu Prefecture (Zhejiang)

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Historical administrative division in Zhejiang, China
Chu Prefecture
Traditional Chinese處州
Simplified Chinese处州
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChù Zhōu
Wade–GilesCh'u Chou

Chuzhou or Chu Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Lishui, Zhejiang, China. It existed (intermittently) from 589 to 1276, when the Yuan dynasty renamed it Chuzhou Route.

References

  • Shi Weile, ed. (2005). Zhongguo Lishi DiChu 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. 819. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.
Prefectures of Liangzhe Circuit during the Song dynasty
Liangzhe West Circuit
Liangzhe East Circuit


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