Cang Prefecture


Cangzhou or Cang Prefecture was a zhou in imperial China, centering on modern Cang County, Hebei, China. It existed from 517 until 1913.
The modern prefectural-level city Cangzhou, created in 1961, retains its name.

Geography

The administrative region of Cang Prefecture in the Tang dynasty is in modern eastern Hebei, the area sandwiched between Tianjin and northern Shandong. It probably includes parts of modern: