Yizhou or Yi Prefecture (宜州) was a '' zhou'' (prefecture) in

imperial China The earliest known written records of the history of China date from as early as 1250 BC, from the Shang dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC), during the reign of king Wu Ding. Ancient historical texts such as the '' Book of Documents'' (early chapte ...

centering on modern Yizhou,

Guangxi Guangxi (; ; Chinese postal romanization, alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the People's Republic ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. It existed (intermittently) from the late 660s to 1265. The modern district Yizhou of

Hechi Hechi () is a prefecture-level city in the northwest of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China, bordering Guizhou to the north. In June 2002 it gained city status. Geography and climate Hechi is located in northwestern ...

city, created in 1993, retains its name.

Geography

The administrative region of Yizhou in the

Tang dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, t= ), or Tang Empire, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907 AD, with an Zhou dynasty (690–705), interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dyn ...

falls within modern Hechi in northern Guangxi. It probably includes modern: * Yizhou *

Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County ( zhuang: ,) is a county of northern Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of Hechi City. Administrative divisions There are 7 towns and 4 townships in the county: * Towns (): ** Dongmen () ** Long'an () ...

References

* Prefectures of the Tang dynasty Guangnan West Circuit Prefectures of Ma Chu Prefectures of the Sui dynasty Former prefectures in Guangxi Prefectures of Southern Han {{China-hist-stub