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Feng Prefecture (Shaanxi)

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(Redirected from Fèngzhōu) Historical administrative division in Shaanxi, China

Fengzhou or Feng Prefecture (鳳州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Feng County, Shaanxi, China. It was created in 554 by Western Wei and existed (intermittently) until 1374 during the Ming dynasty.

Geography

The administrative region of Feng Prefecture in the Tang dynasty is in the border area of modern southeastern Gansu and southwestern Shaanxi. It probably includes parts of modern:

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. pp. 478–479. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.


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