Yù Prefecture
Yùzhou or Yù Prefecture (蔚州), also translated as Weizhou or Wei Prefecture, was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Yu County, Hebei, China. It was one of the Sixteen Prefectures ceded by Later Jin to the Khitan-ruled Liao dynasty.
Yuzhou, a town in modern Yu County, retains its name.
Geography
The administrative region of Yuzhou in the Tang dynasty is the border area of western Hebei and northern Shanxi:
- Under the administration of Zhangjiakou, Hebei:
- Under the administration of Baoding, Hebei:
- Under the administration of Datong, Shanxi:
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. 2787. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.
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