Jingxi Circuit

Jingxi Circuit
Chinese京西路
Literal meaning"West of the Capital" Circuit
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJīngxī Lù

Jingxi Circuit or Jingxi Province was one of the major circuits during the Song dynasty. In 1072 it was divided into 2 circuits: Jingxi North Circuit and Jingxi South Circuit.

Its administrative area corresponds to roughly the modern provinces of southern Henan, northern Anhui, northern Hubei and eastern Shaanxi.

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.
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