Xingqing Prefecture

Xingqing Prefecture
Traditional Chinese	興慶府
Simplified Chinese	兴庆府
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xīngqìng Fǔ
Zhongxing Prefecture
Traditional Chinese	中興府
Simplified Chinese	中兴府
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōngxīng Fǔ
Xing Prefecture
Traditional Chinese	興州
Simplified Chinese	兴州
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xīng Zhōu

Xingqing Prefecture was a prefecture in imperial China between the 11th and 13th centuries in modern Ningxia, China, centering on modern Yinchuan.^[1] It was the capital of Western Xia and its de facto independent precursor Dingnan Jiedushi.

Xingqing was its name between 1033 and 1205. Between 1205 and 1288 it was known as Zhongxing Prefecture^[2] and between 1020 and 1033 as Xing Prefecture.^[3]

The modern urban district Xingqing District in Yinchuan retains its name.

References

1. Shi, p. 1095.
2. Shi, p. 390.
3. Shi, p. 1096.

• 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. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.