Jianzhou or Jian Prefecture is the name of a number of former prefectures in China. It may refer to:

Written as 建州

Jianzhou (Fujian) Jianzhou or Jian Prefecture () was a '' zhou'' (prefecture) in imperial China centering on modern Jian'ou, Fujian, China. It existed (intermittently) from 621 to 1162. Geography The administrative region of Jianzhou in the Tang dynasty falls with ...

, in roughly modern

Jian'ou Jian'ou is a county-level city in Nanping in northern Fujian province, China. Under the name Jianning (Kienning), it was formerly the seat of its own prefecture and was the namesake of its province. Jian'ou is within a major bamboo and rice-gr ...

, Fujian **

Jian ware Jian ware or Chien ware () is a type of Chinese pottery originally made in Jianyang, Fujian province. It, and local imitations of it, are known in Japan as ''Tenmoku'' (). It consists of simple shapes in stoneware, with a strong emphasis on sub ...

or Jianzhou ware, produced in Jianzhou * Jianzhou of Balhae/Bohai, in modern Dongning, Heilongjiang * Jianzhou Guard, home of the

Jianzhou Jurchens The Jianzhou Jurchens () were one of the three major groups of Jurchens as identified by the Ming dynasty. Although the geographic location of the Jianzhou Jurchens changed throughout history, during the 14th century they were located south of ...

* Jianzhou, in roughly modern

Jincheng Jincheng is a prefecture-level city situated in the southeast of Shanxi province, China. It shares its border with Henan province to the south and southeast. The city is recognized as an industrial hub, with coal mining being one of its key indu ...

, Shanxi * Jianzhou, in roughly modern Yunan, Guangdong * Jianzhou, in roughly modern

Shangcheng County Shangcheng County () is a county of Henan province, China, containing the province's southernmost point and bordering Anhui to the southeast as well as Hubei to the south and southwest. It is under the administration of Xinyang Xinyang ( zh, s= , ...

, Henan * Jianzhou, in roughly modern

Shaoyang Shaoyang (), formerly named Baoqing (Paoking) (), is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Hunan province, China, bordering Guangxi to the south. It has a history of 2500 years and remains an important commercial and transportation city in Huna ...

, Hunan * Jianzhou, in roughly modern

Fuzhou Fuzhou is the capital of Fujian, China. The city lies between the Min River (Fujian), Min River estuary to the south and the city of Ningde to the north. Together, Fuzhou and Ningde make up the Eastern Min, Mindong linguistic and cultural regi ...

, Fujian * Jianzhou of Liao, in roughly modern

Chaoyang County Chaoyang County () is a county of northwestern Liaoning province, China. It is under the administration of Chaoyang city. Administrative divisions There are 1 Subdistrict, 14 towns and 12 townships in the county. Subdistrict: * Liucheng () Town ...

, Liaoning

Written as 劍州 / 剑州

* Jianzhou, in roughly modern

Ngawa County Ngawa County (, zh, s=阿坝县 , p=Ābà Xiàn), or Aba or Ngaba, is a county in the northwest of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of the Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture. It is located in the remote northwest ...

, Sichuan * Jianzhou, in roughly modern

Jiange County Jiange County () is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Guangyuan city. The history of Jiange County as a county division goes back around 1700 years. The county has historically been a junction between the nort ...

, Sichuan * Jianzhou or South Jianzhou, in roughly modern

Nanping Nanping; historically known as Yanping ( zh, s=延平, poj=Iân-pêng is a third-tier prefecture-level city in northwestern Fujian province of China, Province, China, People's Republic of China. It borders Ningde to the east, Sanming to the sou ...

, Fujian

Written as 簡州 / 简州

* Jianzhou, in roughly modern

Heng County Hengzhou (), formerly, Heng County or Hengxian (; Standard Zhuang: ) is a county-level city of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China; it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Nanning, the capital of Guangxi, with a permanent ...

, Guangxi * Jianzhou, in roughly modern Jianyang, Sichuan * Jianzhou, in roughly modern Danyang, Jiangsu

Written as 建州

Written as 劍州 / 剑州

Written as 簡州 / 简州

See also