Yingzhou or Ying Prefecture () was a zhou (prefecture) in Imperial China in modern-day northwestern Anhui, seated in modern Fuyang. In 1735, the Qing dynasty renamed it to Yingzhou Prefecture (). It existed intermittently from 528 until 1912.
The modern-day Yingzhou District in Fuyang retains its name.
Geography The administrative region of Yingzhou in the Tang dynasty falls within modern northwestern Anhui. It probably includes parts of modern: Under the administration of Fuyang: Fuyang: Yingzhou District, Yingdong District and Yingquan District Jieshou Taihe County Linquan County Funan County Yingshang County Under the administration of Huainan: Fengtai County
In the Qing dynasty it also includes parts of modern: Under the administration of Bozhou: Lixin County Mengcheng County Woyang County Under the administration of Lu'an: Huoqiu County
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