Ming Prefecture (Hebei)

Ming Prefecture, also known by its Chinese name Mingzhou, was a prefecture (zhou) of imperial China in present-day Hebei Province. It existed intermittently from AD578 to 1278. Its seat—also known at the time as Mingzhou—was at Guangfu in Handan's Yongnian District.

Geography
The administrative region of Ming Prefecture in the Tang dynasty is under the administration of modern Handan in southern Hebei. It probably includes parts of modern:
 * Handan
 * Handan County
 * Qiu County
 * Feixiang County
 * Wu'an City
 * Jize County
 * Yongnian County
 * Quzhou County