Ying Prefecture (Anhui)
# Ying Prefecture (Anhui)

Yingzhou or Ying Prefecture (潁州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in modern northwestern Anhui, seated in modern Fuyang. During the later parts of the Qing dynasty it was known as Yingzhou Prefecture (潁州府). It existed (intermittently) from 528 until 1912.

Modern-day Yingzhou District in Fuyang keeps its name.

## Geography

The administrative region of Yingzhou in the Tang dynasty falls within modern northwestern Anhui. It probably includes parts of modern:

* Under the administration of Fuyang:
   * Fuyang: Yingzhou District, Yingdong District and Yingquan District
   * Jieshou
   * Taihe County
   * Linquan County
   * Funan County
   * Yingshang County
* Under the administration of Huainan:
   * Fengtai County

In the Qing dynasty it also includes parts of modern:

* Under the administration of Bozhou:
   * Lixin County
   * Mengcheng County
   * Woyang County
* Under the administration of Lu'an:
   * Huoqiu County
