title: Wen Prefecture (Zhejiang)
text: # Wen Prefecture (Zhejiang)
  
  Wenzhou or Wen Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China. It existed (intermittently) from 675 to 1265, when the Song dynasty renamed it Rui'an Prefecture.
  
  The modern prefecture-level city Wenzhou, created in 1949, retains its name.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The administrative region of Wen Prefecture in the Tang dynasty was in southeastern coastal Zhejiang, under the administration of Wenzhou. It probably includes parts of modern:
  
  * Wenzhou
  * Yueqing
  * Yongjia County
  