Xiu Prefecture
Xiuzhou or Xiu Prefecture was a zhou in imperial China, centering on modern Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China. Its administrative area contained most of modern Shanghai. It was created by the Wuyue kingdom in 938; in 1195, the Song dynasty renamed it Jiaxing Prefecture].Geography
The administrative region of Xiu Prefecture in the Song dynasty was in modern and northern Zhejiang and southern and central Shanghai. It probably includes parts of modern:
- Under the administration of Jiaxing, Zhejiang:
- *Jiaxing
- *Pinghu
- *Tongxiang
- *Haiyan County
- *Jiashan County
- Under the administration of Shanghai:
- *Shanghai
