title: Hong Prefecture
text: # Hong Prefecture
  
  Hongzhou or Hong Prefecture (洪州) was a zhou (prefecture) in modern Jiangxi, China, seated in modern Nanchang. It existed (intermittently) from 589 to 1165.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The administrative region of Hongzhou in the Tang dynasty falls within modern Jiangxi. It probably includes parts of modern:
  
  * Under the administration of Nanchang:
     * Nanchang: Donghu District, Xihu District, Qingyunpu District, Wanli District and Qingshanhu District
     * Nanchang County
     * Anyi County
     * Xinjian County
     * Jinxian County
  * Under the administration of Jiujiang:
     * Yongxiu County
     * Wuning County
     * Xiushui County
  * Under the administration of Yichun:
     * Tonggu County
     * Wanzai County
     * Shanggao County
     * Yifeng County
     * Fengxin County
     * Jing'an County
     * Gao'an
     * Fengcheng
  