Changzhou or Chang Prefecture was a '' zhou'' (prefecture) in

imperial China The history of China spans several millennia across a wide geographical area. Each region now considered part of the Chinese world has experienced periods of unity, fracture, prosperity, and strife. Chinese civilization first emerged in the Y ...

, centering on modern western

Chongqing ChongqingPostal Romanization, Previously romanized as Chungking ();. is a direct-administered municipality in Southwestern China. Chongqing is one of the four direct-administered municipalities under the State Council of the People's Republi ...

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. It existed (intermittently) from 785 until 1290.

Geography

The administrative region of Chang Prefecture in the

Tang dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, c=唐朝), or the Tang Empire, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an Wu Zhou, interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed ...

was in modern western

(which borders

Sichuan Sichuan is a province in Southwestern China, occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau—between the Jinsha River to the west, the Daba Mountains to the north, and the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau to the south. Its capital city is Cheng ...

). It probably includes parts of modern: *

Dazu District Dazu District () is a district of Chongqing, China, bordering Sichuan province to the northwest. It is where the famous Dazu Rock Carvings, a UNESCO World Heritage Site World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection under ...

Rongchang District Rongchang District () is a district of Chongqing Municipality, China, bordering Sichuan province to the west. The district, with a population of 800,000, is located in the west of Chongqing. Administration Climate Notable people * Shu Hon ...

Yongchuan District Yongchuan () is a district of Chongqing, China, located by the north side of upper reach of Yangtze River, with a history of 1200 years. Yongchuan borders Sichuan province to the southwest and is away from Yuzhong District of central Chongqing ...

References

* Prefectures of the Tang dynasty Prefectures of Former Shu Prefectures of Later Shu Prefectures of Later Tang Prefectures of the Song dynasty Prefectures of the Yuan dynasty Former prefectures in Chongqing {{China-hist-stub