Duan_Prefecture

Duan Prefecture

Duan Prefecture

Former prefecture in imperial China

Duanzhou or Duan Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in modern Guangdong, China, centering on modern Zhaoqing.[3] Duan Prefecture was a major production center of inkstones.

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The modern Duanzhou District in Zhaoqing is named after the prefecture.

Counties

Duan Prefecture administered the following counties (縣) through history (Sui dynasty, Tang dynasty, Southern Han and Song dynasty):

  1. Gaoyao (高要), roughly modern Zhaoqing city proper (probably around Gaoyao District).[4]
  2. Pingxing (平興), roughly modern Gaoming District, Foshan. Pingxing was abolished by the Song dynasty in 972.[5]
  3. Sihui (四會), roughly modern Sihui. Sihui was only under the administration of Duan Prefecture in the Song dynasty.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    Xin Tang Shu, ch. 43.
  2. [2]
    Song Shi, ch. 90.
  3. [3]
    Shi, pp. 2808–9.
  4. [4]
    Shi, p. 2170.
  5. [5]
    Shi, pp. 655–6.
  6. [6]
    Shi, p. 752.
  • Shi Weile, ed. (2005). Zhongguo Lishi Diming Da Cidian (中国历史地名大词典) [Large Dictionary of Chinese Historical Place Names] (in Chinese). China Social Sciences Press. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.
  • (in Chinese) Ouyang Xiu; et al., eds. (1060). Xin Tang Shu [New Book of Tang].
  • (in Chinese) Toqto'a; et al., eds. (1345). Song Shi [History of Song].


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