Hu Prefecture

Huzhou or Hu Prefecture (湖州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Huzhou, Zhejiang, China. It existed (intermittently) from 602 until 1912. Between 1225 and 1276 it was known as Anji Prefecture (安吉州).

The modern prefecture-level city, created in 1983, retains its name.

Geography

The administrative region of Hu Prefecture in the Tang dynasty is under the administration of modern Huzhou in northern Zhejiang. It probably includes parts of modern:

• Huzhou
• Anji County
• Changxing County
• Deqing County

Population

In the early 1100s during the Song dynasty, there were 162,335 households and 361,698 people.^[1]

See also

• Wuxing Commandery

References

• (in Chinese) Toqto'a; et al., eds. (1345). Song Shi (宋史) [History of Song].
• 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. 1994. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.

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