Qi Prefecture (Hubei)

Qizhou
Traditional Chinese	蘄州
Simplified Chinese	蕲州
Postal	Kichow
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Qízhōu Wade–Giles Ch'i^2-chou^1

Qizhou or Qi Prefecture (蘄州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China centering on modern Qichun County, Hubei, China. In the Yuan dynasty and Ming dynasty it was known as Qizhou Prefecture (蘄州路 or 蘄州府). It existed from the 6th century until 1912.

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. 2835. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.