Ying Prefecture (Guangdong)

Historical administrative division in Guangdong, China

Yingzhou or Ying Prefecture was a prefecture (zhou) in imperial China centering on modern Yingde, Guangdong, China. It existed intermittently from 947 until 1195.

Ying Prefecture
Yingzhou on the Song-era Yuji Tu
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYīngzhōu
Wade–GilesYing-chou

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 中文). China Social Sciences Press. pp. 1473–1474. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.