Cangzhou or Cang Prefecture (Chinese: 滄州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Cang County, Hebei, China. It existed (intermittently) from 517 until 1913.
The modern prefectural-level city Cangzhou, created in 1961, retains its name.
Geography
The administrative region of Cang Prefecture in the Tang dynasty is in modern eastern Hebei, the area sandwiched between Tianjin and northern Shandong. It probably includes parts of modern:
- Under the administration of Cangzhou, Hebei:
- Under the administration of Tianjin:
- Tianjin
- Under the administration of Binzhou, Shandong:
- Under the administration of Dezhou, Shandong:
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. 1343. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.
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