| Liangzhe Circuit | |
|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 兩浙路 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Liǎngzhè Lù |
 Liangzhe Circuit within Song dynasty territory, c. 1100 | |
| Population | |
| • 1102 | ~10 million[1][2] |
| • 1162 | ~11 million[1][2] |
| History | |
| • Preceded by | |
| • Created | 997 (Song dynasty) |
| • Abolished | 1160s (Song dynasty) |
| • Succeeded by | |
| • HQ | Hang Prefecture |
Liangzhe Circuit (997–1160s) was one of the major circuits during the Song dynasty (960–1279). Its administrative area corresponds roughly to modern Zhejiang, Shanghai, and southern Jiangsu (the portion east of Changzhou, between Lake Tai and the Yangtze). The fertile Yangtze River Delta lay within Liangzhe Circuit, as did Lake Tai. Liangzhe was the wealthiest circuit in Song.
The capital of Liangzhe Circuit was Hang Prefecture (renamed Lin'an Prefecture in 1129, when it became the Song capital).
- ^ a b This estimate is based on the assumptions that 1) household figures are more reliable than population figures from Song dynasty censuses, and 2) an average household had 5 people. For conflicting views on Song dynasty census figures, see Pritchard, Earl H. (1963). "Thoughts on the Historical Development of the Population of China". The Journal of Asian Studies. 23 (1): 3–20. doi:10.2307/2050630. JSTOR 2050630. S2CID 162765214. and Li Baozhu (李宝柱) (1982). "宋代人口统计问题研究" [A Study on the Song Dynasty Census Problem]. Journal of Peking University (Philosophy and Social Sciences) (in Chinese). 19 (4): 67–77. Archived from the original on 2018-07-20. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
- ^ a b Song Shi ch. 88.