Yu Prefecture, also known by its Chinese name Yuzhou () and as Weizhou or Wei Prefecture, was a

prefecture A prefecture (from the Latin word, "''praefectura"'') is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain inter ...

(''zhou'') of

imperial China The history of China spans several millennia across a wide geographical area. Each region now considered part of the Chinese world has experienced periods of unity, fracture, prosperity, and strife. Chinese civilization first emerged in the Y ...

, centered on present-day Yu County,

Hebei Hebei is a Provinces of China, province in North China. It is China's List of Chinese administrative divisions by population, sixth-most populous province, with a population of over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. It bor ...

. It was one of the Sixteen Prefectures ceded by Later Jin to the Khitan-ruled Liao dynasty. Yuzhou, the seat of Yu County, retains its name.

Geography

The administrative region of Yuzhou in the

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is the border area of western

and northern

Shanxi Shanxi; Chinese postal romanization, formerly romanised as Shansi is a Provinces of China, province in North China. Its capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-level cities are Changzhi a ...

: *Under the administration of Zhangjiakou,

: ** Yu County ** Yangyuan County *Under the administration of Baoding, Hebei: ** Laiyuan County *Under the administration of Datong,

: ** Tianzhen County ** Yanggao County ** Guangling County ** Lingqiu County

References

* Former prefectures in Hebei Former prefectures in Shanxi Sixteen Prefectures Prefectures of the Sui dynasty Prefectures of the Tang dynasty Prefectures of Later Tang Prefectures of the Liao dynasty Prefectures of the Jin dynasty (1115–1234) Prefectures of the Yuan dynasty Prefectures of the Ming dynasty Prefectures of the Qing dynasty History of Zhangjiakou {{Hebei-geo-stub