Chenzhou (modern Huaihua, Hunan)
Chenzhou or Chen Prefecture () was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China seated in modern Yuanling County, Hunan, China. It existed (intermittently) from the 6th century to 1913. Between 1364 and 1913 during the Ming dynasty and Qing dynasty it was known as Chenzhou Prefecture (). Geography The administrative region of Chenzhou in the Tang dynasty is under the administration of modern Huaihua in western Hunan: Yuanling County Chenxi County Xupu County Huaihua Zhongfang County Hongjiang References Prefectures of the Sui dynasty Prefectures of the Tang dynasty Prefectures of the Song dynasty Prefectures of Ma Chu Prefectures of the Yuan dynasty Prefectures of the Ming dynasty Prefectures of the Qing dynasty Former prefectures in Hunan