Jingdong Circuit

Jingdong Circuit or Jingdong Province was one of the major circuits during the Song dynasty. In 1072 it was divided into two circuits: Jingdong East Circuit and Jingdong West Circuit.

Jingdong Circuit
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Literal meaning"East of the Capital" Circuit

Its administrative area corresponds to roughly the modern provinces of Shandong, northeastern Henan and northwestern Jiangsu.

References

  • 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. p. 1633. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.


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