Gui Prefecture (Guangxi)

Guizhou or Gui Prefecture (桂州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China centering on modern Guilin, Guangxi, China. It existed (intermittently) from 507 to 1133.

Geography

The administrative region of Guizhou in the Tang dynasty falls within modern Guilin in northeastern Guangxi. It probably includes modern:

Guilin
Yangshuo County
Lingchuan County
Xing'an County
Lingui 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. 2080. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.

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