Xiu Prefecture
# Xiu Prefecture

Xiuzhou or Xiu Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China. Its administrative area contained most of modern Shanghai. It was created by the Wuyue kingdom in 938; in 1195, the Song dynasty renamed it Jiaxing Prefecture.

## Geography

The administrative region of Xiu Prefecture in the Song dynasty was in modern and northern Zhejiang and southern and central Shanghai. It probably includes parts of modern:

* Under the administration of Jiaxing, Zhejiang:
   * Jiaxing
   * Pinghu
   * Tongxiang
   * Haiyan County
   * Jiashan County
* Under the administration of Shanghai:
   * Shanghai (except for Jiading District, Baoshan District and Chongming County)
