Jingdong Circuit

Jingdong Circuit
Traditional Chinese	京東路
Simplified Chinese	京东路
Literal meaning	"East of the Capital" Circuit
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jīngdōng Lù

Jingdong Circuit or Jingdong Province was one of the major circuits during the Song dynasty. In 1072 it was divided into 2 circuits: Jingdong East Circuit and Jingdong West Circuit.

Its administrative area corresponds to roughly the modern provinces of Shandong, northeastern Henan and northwestern Jiangsu.

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. 1633. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.