Tingzhou Prefecture

Tingzhou Prefecture Changting
Prefecture
Location of Tingzhou Prefecture in Fujian Province, 1820
Coordinates: 25°41′N 116°20′E / 25.683°N 116.333°E / 25.683; 116.333

Tingzhou Prefecture (Chinese: 汀州府) was a prefecture in Fujian province from the Tang dynasty (唐朝) down to the early 20th century, when it was renamed Changting^ⓘ (simplified Chinese: 长汀; traditional Chinese: 長汀; pinyin: Chángtīng).^{[citation needed]}