Duan Prefecture

Duan Prefecture
Simplified Chinese	端州
Hanyu Pinyin	Duān Zhōu
Population
• 740s or 750s	21,120[1]
• 1070s or 1080s	25,130[2]
History
• Preceded by	Gaoyao Commandery
• Created	589 (Sui dynasty) 621 (Tang dynasty) 758 (Tang dynasty)
• Abolished	1118 (Song dynasty)
• Succeeded by	Zhaoqing Prefecture
Contained within
• Circuit	Lingnan Circuit Guangnan Circuit (971–988) Guangnan East Circuit (988–1118)

Duanzhou or Duan Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in modern Guangdong, China, centering on modern Zhaoqing.^[3] Duan Prefecture was a major production center of inkstones.

The modern Duanzhou District in Zhaoqing is named after the prefecture.