Cang Prefecture
# Cang Prefecture

Cangzhou or Cang Prefecture (Chinese: 滄州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Cang County, Hebei, China. It existed (intermittently) 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:

* Under the administration of Cangzhou, Hebei:
   * Cangzhou
   * Cang County
   * Botou
   * Qing County
   * Huanghua
   * Haixing County
   * Mengcun Hui Autonomous County
   * Yanshan County
   * Nanpi County
* Under the administration of Tianjin:
   * Tianjin
* Under the administration of Binzhou, Shandong:
   * Wudi County
* Under the administration of Dezhou, Shandong:
   * Leling
   * Ningjin County
   * Qingyun County
