Cang Prefecture
Cangzhou or Cang Prefecture was a zhou in imperial China, centering on modern Cang County, Hebei, China. It existed from 517 until 1913.
The modern prefectural-level city Cangzhou, created in 1961, retains its name.Geography
The administrative region of Cang Prefecture in the Tang dynasty is in modern eastern Hebei, the area sandwiched between Tianjin and northern Shandong. It probably includes parts of modern:
- Under the administration of Cangzhou, Hebei:
- *Cangzhou
- *Cang County
- *Botou
- *Qing County
- *Huanghua
- *Haixing County
- *Mengcun Hui Autonomous County
- *Yanshan County
- *Nanpi County
- Under the administration of Tianjin:
- *Tianjin
- Under the administration of Binzhou, Shandong:
- *Wudi County
- Under the administration of Dezhou, Shandong:
- *Leling
- *Ningjin County
- *Qingyun County
