Bingzhou or Bing Prefecture was a ''
zhou'' (prefecture) in
imperial China, centering on modern
Taiyuan,
Shanxi,
China. It existed (intermittently) from the
Tang dynasty
The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, t= ), or Tang Empire, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907 AD, with an interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdom ...
until 723 and from 979 until 1059, when the
Song dynasty
The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest ...
renamed it
Taiyuan Prefecture
Taiyuan (; ; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ; also known as (), ()) is the capital and largest city of Shanxi Province, People's Republic of China. Taiyuan is the political, economic, cultural and international exchange center of Shanxi Province. ...
.
History
Tang dynasty
During the
Tang dynasty
The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, t= ), or Tang Empire, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907 AD, with an interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdom ...
(618–907), Bing Prefecture covered only areas in present-day
Shanxi, which included south of present-day
Yangqu County
Yangqu County () is a county of Shanxi Province, North China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Taiyuan, the capital of the province, and is both its northernmost and easternmost county-level division.
History
In 192 ...
, north of
Wenshui County
Wenshui County () is a county in the west-central part of Shanxi Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Lüliang
Lüliang or Lyuliang () is a prefecture-level city in the west of Shanxi province, People' ...
and east of midstream of the
Fen River
The Fen River drains the center of Shanxi Province, China. It originates in the Guancen Mountains of Ningwu County in northeast Shanxi, flows southeast into the basin of Taiyuan, and then south through the central valley of Shanxi before turni ...
. In 723 Bing Prefecture was renamed to Taiyuan Prefecture.
Song dynasty
In 979 during the
Song dynasty
The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest ...
(960–1127), Bing Prefecture was restored and its capital set up in Yuci County (榆次縣; present-day
Yuci District
Yuci District () is a district in Jinzhong, Shanxi, China.
Administrative Divisions
Subdistricts:http://www.yuci.gov.cn/article_desc?article_id=370.html
* Beiguan Subdistrict (), Jinlun Subdistrict (), Xinhua Subdistrict (), Xinan Subdistrict ...
,
Jinzhong
Jinzhong, formerly Yuci, is a prefecture-level city in east central Shanxi province of the People's Republic of China, bordering Hebei province to the east.
As of the 2020 census, its total population was 3,379,498 inhabitants whom 1,226,617 ...
, Shanxi). Three years later the capital was moved to Yangqu County (陽曲縣; present-day Yangqu County, Shanxi). In 1059 it was integrated into Taiyuan Prefecture.
See also
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Taiyuan Prefecture
Taiyuan (; ; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ; also known as (), ()) is the capital and largest city of Shanxi Province, People's Republic of China. Taiyuan is the political, economic, cultural and international exchange center of Shanxi Province. ...
References
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Prefectures of the Tang dynasty
Prefectures of the Song dynasty
Former prefectures in Shanxi
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