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Wan'an Prefecture
Wan'an Zhou or Wan'an Prefecture was a ''Zhou (country subdivision), zhou'' (prefecture) in history of China, imperial China in modern southeastern Hainan, China. It existed from 662 to 1368, but between 742 and 757 it was known as Wan'an Commandery (China), Commandery, and between 757 and 758 as Wanquan Commandery. The Song dynasty made it a military prefecture in 1074. Counties Wan'an Prefecture administered the following counties () through history: *Wan'an (), roughly modern northern Wanning. During Southern Han and Northern Song dynasty it was known as Wanning (), but after 1136 its name was changed back to Wan'an. *Lingshui (), roughly modern Lingshui Li Autonomous County. Between 1074 and 1080 it was part of Wan'an County. *Fuyun (), roughly modern western Wanning. *Boliao (), roughly modern southern Wanning. Both Fuyun and Boliao were abolished at the end of the Tang dynasty. References * * * Prefectures of the Tang dynasty Guangnan West Circuit Prefectures of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhou (country Subdivision)
''Zhou'' () were historical administrative and political divisions of China. Formally established during the Han dynasty, ''zhou'' existed continuously in 1912—a period of over 2000 years. ''Zhou'' were also previously used in Korea (, ''ju''), Vietnam ( vi, châu), and . Overview ''Zhou'' is typically rendered by several terms in the English language: * The large ''zhou'' before the Tang dynasty and in countries other than China are called "provinces" * The smaller ''zhou'' during and after the Tang dynasty are called "prefectures" * The ''zhou'' of the Qing dynasty are also called either "independent" or "dependent departments", depending on their level. The Tang dynasty also established '' fǔ'' (, "prefectures"), ''zhou'' of special importance such as capitals and other major cities. By the Ming and Qing, became predominant divisions within Chinese provinces. In Ming and Qing, the word ''fǔ'' () was typically attached to the name of each prefecture's capital cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
