Chi Prefecture

Chizhou or Chi Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Chizhou, Anhui, China. It existed (intermittently) from 621 until 1277.

Chi Prefecture
Simplified Chinese	池州
Hanyu Pinyin	Chí Zhōu
Population
• 1100s	206,932[1]
History
• Created	621 (Tang dynasty) 765 (Tang dynasty)
• Abolished	1277 (Yuan dynasty)
• Succeeded by	Chizhou Circuit
Contained within
• Circuit	Jiangnan Circuit Jiangnan East Circuit

The modern prefectural-level city Chizhou, created in 2000, retains its name.

Counties

Chi Prefecture administered the following counties (縣) through history:

#	Tang dynasty	Wu	Southern Tang	Song dynasty	Modern location
1	Qiupu (秋浦)	Guichi (貴池)			Guichi District, Chizhou[2]
2	Qingyang (青陽)		administered by Sheng Prefecture	Qingyang	Qingyang County[3]
3	Zhide (至德)	Jiande (建德)			Dongzhi County[4]
4	Shidai (石埭)				Shitai County[5]