Chenzhou (modern Huaihua, Hunan)


Chenzhou or Chen Prefecture was a zhou in imperial China seated in modern Yuanling County, Hunan, China. It existed from the 6th century to 1913.
Between 1364 and 1913 during the Ming dynasty and Qing dynasty it was known as Chenzhou Prefecture.

Geography

The administrative region of Chenzhou in the Tang dynasty is under the administration of modern Huaihua in western Hunan: