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Wen Prefecture (Zhejiang)

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Wen Prefecture
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWēn Zhōu
Wade–GilesWen1 Chou1

Wenzhou or Wen Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China. It existed (intermittently) from 675 to 1265, when the Song dynasty renamed it Rui'an Prefecture.

The modern prefecture-level city Wenzhou, created in 1949, retains its name.

Geography

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The administrative region of Wen Prefecture in the Tang dynasty was in southeastern coastal Zhejiang, under the administration of Wenzhou. It probably includes parts of modern:

See also

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References

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  • Shi Weile, ed. (2005). Zhongguo Lishi DiWen 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. 2610. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.