Chāng Prefecture

Chāng Prefecture
Chinese	昌州
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chāng Zhōu Wade–Giles Ch'ang^1 Chou^1

Changzhou or Chang Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern western Chongqing, China. It existed (intermittently) from 785 until 1290.

Geography

The administrative region of Chang Prefecture in the Tang dynasty was in modern western Chongqing (which borders Sichuan). It probably includes parts of modern:

• Dazu District
• Rongchang District
• Yongchuan District

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. 1532. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.