title: Bin Prefecture (Shandong)
text: # Bin Prefecture (Shandong)
  
  Binzhou or Bin Prefecture (Chinese: 濱州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China centering around modern Binzhou, Shandong, China. It existed from 956 to 1913.
  
  The current prefecture-level city of Binzhou, established in 1982, retains its name.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The administrative region of Bin Prefecture in the early Song dynasty is in modern northern Shandong. It probably includes parts of modern:
  
  * Under the administration of Binzhou:
     * Binzhou
     * Boxing County
  * Under the administration of Dongying:
     * Lijin County
  