Hezhong Prefecture

Hezhong Prefecture
Chinese	河中府
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hézhōng Fǔ Wade–Giles Ho^2-chung^1 Fu^3
Pu Prefecture
Chinese	蒲州
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Pú Zhōu Wade–Giles P'u^2 Chou^1
Puzhou Prefecture
Chinese	蒲州府
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Pú Zhōu Fǔ

Puzhou or Pu Prefecture, also known as Hezhong Prefecture between 760 and 1369 (and briefly in 720) and Puzhou Prefecture between 1728 and 1912, was a zhou or fu (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Yongji, Shanxi, China. It existed (intermittently) from 558 until 1912.

See also

• Hedong Commandery

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. 1651, 2657. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.