Chang Prefecture (Jiangsu)
Chang Prefecture may refer to: * Cháng Prefecture (常州), a prefecture between the 6th and 13th centuries in modern Jiangsu, China * Chāng Prefecture (昌州), a prefecture between the 8th and 13th centuries in modern Chongqing, China *Zhang Prefecture (漳州), a prefecture in modern Fujian, China, romanized as Chang Prefecture in the Wade–Giles system See also * Changzhou (other) *Chang (other) Chang may refer to: People Surname * Chang (surname), the romanization of several separate Chinese surnames * Chang or Jang (Korean name), romanizations of the Korean surname Given name * Chang Bunker () (1811–1874), one of the original ...

Cháng Prefecture
Changzhou or Chang Prefecture was a '' zhou'' (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Changzhou, Jiangsu, China. It existed (intermittently) from 589 until 1277, when the Yuan dynasty renamed it Changzhou Route. The modern prefecture-level city Changzhou, created in 1949, retains its name. Geography The administrative region of Chang Prefecture in the Tang dynasty was in modern southern Jiangsu directly to the north of Lake Tai. It probably includes parts of modern: *Under the administration of Changzhou: **Changzhou *Under the administration of Wuxi Wuxi (, ) is a city in southern Jiangsu province, eastern China, by car to the northwest of downtown Shanghai, between Changzhou and Suzhou. In 2017 it had a population of 3,542,319, with 6,553,000 living in the entire prefecture-level city ar ...: **Wuxi ** Jiangyin ** Yixing See also * Jinling Commandery * Changzhou Route References * Prefectures of the Sui dynasty Prefectures of the Tang dynasty Pref ...
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Chāng Prefecture
Changzhou or Chang Prefecture was a '' zhou'' (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern western Chongqing, China. It existed (intermittently) from 785 until 1290. Geography The administrative region of Chang Prefecture in the Tang dynasty was in modern western Chongqing (which borders Sichuan). It probably includes parts of modern: * Dazu District * Rongchang District *Yongchuan District Yongchuan () is a district of Chongqing, China, located by the north side of upper reach of Yangtze River, with a history of 1200 years. Yongchuan borders Sichuan province to the southwest and is away from Yuzhong District of central Chongqing a ... References * Prefectures of the Tang dynasty Prefectures of Former Shu Prefectures of Later Shu Prefectures of Later Tang Prefectures of the Song dynasty Prefectures of the Yuan dynasty Former prefectures in Chongqing {{China-hist-stub ...
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Zhang Prefecture
Zhang may refer to: Chinese culture, etc. * Zhang (surname) (張/张), common Chinese surname ** Zhang (surname 章), a rarer Chinese surname * Zhang County (漳县), of Dingxi, Gansu * Zhang River (漳河), a river flowing mainly in Henan * ''Zhang'' (unit) (丈), a traditional Chinese unit of length equal to 10 ''chi'' (3–3.7 m) * Zhang Zetian, Chinese billionaire * 璋, a type of shaped stone or jade object in ancient Chinese culture thought to hold great value and protective properties; see also Bi (jade) and Cong (jade) A ''cong'' () is a form of ancient Chinese jade artifact. It was later also used in ceramics. History The earliest ''cong'' were produced by the Liangzhu culture ( 3400-2250 BC); later examples date mainly from the Shang and Zhou dynasties. ... Other * Zhang, the proper name of the star Upsilon¹ Hydrae See also * Zang (other) {{disambiguation, geo ...
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Changzhou (other)
Changzhou is a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu, China. Changzhou may also refer to: * a historical name of Suzhou, Jiangsu (written as 长洲, different from Changzhou City) * Cháng Prefecture (written as 常州), prefecture between the 6th and 13th centuries in modern Jiangsu, China * Changzhou dialect of Wu Chinese, spoken in Changzhou City * Changzhou District, in Wuzhou, Guangxi, China * Changzhou Island, in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China * Cheung Chau Cheung Chau (lit. "Long Island") is an island southwest of Hong Kong Island. It is nicknamed the 'dumbbell island (啞鈴島)' due to its shape. It has been inhabited for longer than most other places in Hong Kong, and had a population of 2 ...