Yu Prefecture (Hebei)

Not to be confused with numerous other Yu Prefectures in Chinese history or towns named Yuzhou.

Yu Prefecture, also known by its Chinese name Yuzhou (蔚州) and as Weizhou or Wei Prefecture, was a prefecture (zhou) of imperial China, centered on present-day Yu County, Hebei. It was one of the Sixteen Prefectures ceded by Later Jin to the Khitan-ruled Liao dynasty.

Yuzhou, the seat of Yu County, retains its name.

Geography

The administrative region of Yuzhou in the Tang dynasty is the border area of western Hebei and northern Shanxi:

• Under the administration of Zhangjiakou, Hebei:
  • Yu County
  • Yangyuan County
• Under the administration of Baoding, Hebei:
  • Laiyuan County
• Under the administration of Datong, Shanxi:
  • Tianzhen County
  • Yanggao County
  • Guangling County
  • Lingqiu County

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 Chinese). China Social Sciences Press. p. 2787. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.