Xingzhou or Xing Prefecture (Chinese: 邢州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China centering in modern Xingtai, Hebei, China. It existed (intermittently) from 596 to 1262.
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. 892. ISBN7-5004-4929-1.