Chizhou or Chi Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Chizhou, Anhui, China. It existed (intermittently) from 621 until 1277.

Chi Prefecture
Simplified Chinese
Hanyu PinyinChí Zhōu

Population
 • 1100s206,932[1]
History
 • Created
 • Abolished1277 (Yuan dynasty)
 • Succeeded byChizhou Circuit
Contained within
 • Circuit

The modern prefectural-level city Chizhou, created in 2000, retains its name.

Counties

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Chi Prefecture administered the following counties () through history:

# Tang dynasty Wu Southern Tang Song dynasty Modern location
1 Qiupu (秋浦) Guichi (貴池) Guichi District, Chizhou[2]
2 Qingyang (青陽) administered by Sheng Prefecture Qingyang Qingyang County[3]
3 Zhide (至德) Jiande (建德) Dongzhi County[4]
4 Shidai (石埭) Shitai County[5]

References

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  1. ^ Song Shi, ch. 88.
  2. ^ Shi, pp. 1909, 1891.
  3. ^ Shi, p. 1450.
  4. ^ Shi, pp. 971, 1716.
  5. ^ Shi, p. 596.
  • 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. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.
  • (in Chinese) Ouyang Xiu; et al., eds. (1060). Xin Tang Shu [New Book of Tang].
  • (in Chinese) Toqto'a; et al., eds. (1345). Song Shi [History of Song].