Historical administrative division in Hubei, China
Qizhou
Traditional Chinese
蘄州
Simplified Chinese
蕲州
Postal
Kichow
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Qízhōu
Wade–Giles
Ch'i2-chou1
Qizhou or Qi Prefecture (蘄州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China centering on modern Qichun County, Huanggang, Hubei, China. In the Yuan dynasty and Ming dynasty it was known as Qizhou Prefecture (蘄州路 or 蘄州府). It existed from the 6th century until 1912.
References
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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. 2835. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.
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Prefectures of Huainan Circuit during the Song dynasty