Qiong Prefecture (Sichuan)

Qiongzhou or Qiong Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China seated in modern Qionglai City in Sichuan, China. It existed (intermittently) from the 6th century to 1913.[3] Between 742 and 758 it was known as Linqiong Commandery.

Qiong Prefecture (邛州) Linqiong Commandery (臨邛郡)
Population
• 740s or 750s	190,327[1]
• 1100s	193,032[2]
History
• Created	6th century (Liang dynasty)
• Abolished	1913 (Republic of China)
• Succeeded by	Qionglai County (邛崍縣)
Contained within
• Circuit	Tang dynasty: Jiannan Circuit Song dynasty: Xichuan Circuit Yizhou Circuit Chengdufu Circuit

Qiong Prefecture
Chinese	邛州
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Qióng Zhōu
Linqiong Commandery
Traditional Chinese	臨邛郡
Simplified Chinese	临邛郡
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Línqióng Jùn

Counties

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

#	Name	Modern location
1	Linqiong (臨邛)	Qionglai City[4]
2	Yizheng (依政)
3	Huojing (火井)
4	Dayi (大邑)	Dayi County[5]
5	Anreng (安仁)
6	Pujiang (蒲江)	Pujiang County[6]
7	Linxi (臨溪)

References

1. Xin Tang Shu, ch. 42.
2. Song Shi, ch. 89.
3. Shi, p. 539.
4. Shi, pp. 1853–4, 1583, 501.
5. Shi, pp. 118, 1104.
6. Shi, pp. 2657, 1865.

• 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. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.
• (in Chinese) Ouyang Xiu; et al., eds. (1060). Xin Tang Shu [New Book of Tang].
• (in Chinese) Toqto'a; et al., eds. (1345). Song Shi [History of Song].