Lian_Prefecture_(Guangxi)

Lian Prefecture (Guangxi)

Lian Prefecture (Guangxi)

Historical administrative division in Guangxi, China

Not to be confused with Lian Prefecture (Guangdong).

Lianzhou or Lian Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in modern Guangxi, China. It existed (intermittently) from 634 to 1381. Between 742 and 758 it was known as Hepu Commandery.[3]

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Counties

Lian Prefecture administered the following counties (縣) through history: Hepu (合浦), Shikang (石康), Cailong (蔡龍), Dalian (大廉), and Fengshan (封山). Its administrative area corresponds to modern Beihai, Hepu County, and Pubei County.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Xin Tang Shu, ch. 43.
  2. [2]
    Song Shi, ch. 90.
  3. [3]
    Shi, p. 2714.
  4. [4]
    Shi, pp. 1039, 598, 2785, 154, 1748.
  • 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].


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