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Xinghua Prefecture

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Xinghua Prefecture
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXīnghuà Jūnfū

Xinghua Prefecture (興化軍府) was a Song dynasty military prefecture created in 979, under the administration of Fujian Circuit. It was abolished by the Mongol Yuan dynasty in 1277.[1]

Its administrative area is roughly modern Putian and Xianyou County.

References

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  1. ^ Shi, p. 1093.
  • 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.