Yi Prefecture
Traditional Chinese	沂州
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yí Zhōu Wade–Giles Yi2 Chou1

Yizhou or Yi Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China centering on modern Linyi, Shandong, China. It existed (intermittently) from 578 until 1734, when it was recreated as Yizhou Prefecture by the Qing dynasty.

Geography

The administrative region of Yi Prefecture in the Tang dynasty falls within modern Shandong. It probably includes modern:

• Under the administration of Linyi:
  • Linyi
  • Lanling County
  • Fei County
  • Pingyi County
  • Mengyin County
  • Yinan County
  • Yishui County
• Under the administration of Zaozhuang:
  • Zaozhuang
• Under the administration of Tai'an:
  • Xintai
• Under the administration of Zibo:
  • Yiyuan County