Deng Prefecture was a prefecture of imperial China centering on modern Penglai, Shandong, China. It existed intermittently from 596 until 1376. After than it was upgraded to Dengzhou Prefecture (登州府) and continued to exist until 1911.
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Geography
editThe administrative region of Deng Prefecture in the Tang dynasty is in modern northeastern Shandong. It probably includes parts of modern:
Legacy
editThe former name of the area is preserved in Penglai's Dengzhou Subdistrict.
See also
editReferences
edit- 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. 2638. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.