Cháng Prefecture

Cháng Prefecture
Chinese	常州
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Cháng Zhōu Wade–Giles Ch'ang2 Chou1

Changzhou or Chang Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Changzhou, Jiangsu, China. It existed (intermittently) from 589 until 1277, when the Yuan dynasty renamed it Changzhou Route.

The modern prefecture-level city Changzhou, created in 1949, retains its name.

Geography

The administrative region of Chang Prefecture in the Tang dynasty was in modern southern Jiangsu directly to the north of Lake Tai. It probably includes parts of modern:

• Under the administration of Changzhou:
  • Changzhou
• Under the administration of Wuxi:
  • Wuxi
  • Jiangyin
  • Yixing

See also

• Jinling Commandery
• Changzhou Route

References

• 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. p. 2339. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.