Qīng Prefecture
Qingzhou or Qing Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China centering on modern Qingzhou, Shandong, China. It existed (intermittently) from 596 to 1125.
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Qing Prefecture was named after Qing Province, one of the Nine Provinces of ancient China. The modern city of Qingzhou retains its name.
Geography
The administrative region of Qingzhou in the Tang dynasty is in modern northern Shandong. It probably includes parts of modern:
References
- 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. pp. 1449–50. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.
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