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Jinhua in Yuanfeng jiuyu zhi

From the Treatise on the Nine Regions of the “Primal Abundance” ( Yuanfeng ) Reign Period (1078-85)

Upper class. Wu Prefecture. Dongyang Commandery. Baoning (“Protecting the Peace”) Army Headquarters. Under the Jin dynasty (936-46) this was Wusheng (“Martial Victory”) Army Headquarters. In our dynasty in 990 its name was changed to Baoning Army. The prefectural seat is at Jinhua County .

Geography 2930 li to the Eastern Capital [= Kaifeng ]. East from the prefecture to the prefectural border is 317 li, from the border crossing to Tai Prefecture is 295 li. West from the prefecture to the prefectural border is 60 li, from the border crossing to Qu Prefecture is 130 li. South from the prefecture to the prefectural border is 175 li, from the border crossing to Chu Prefecture is 83 li. North from the prefecture to the prefectural border is 131 li, from the border crossing to Mu Prefecture is 49 li. Southeast from the prefecture to the prefectural border is 317 li, from the border crossing to Tai Prefecture is 295 li. Southwest from the prefecture to the prefectural border is 232 li, from the border crossing to Yue Prefecture is 248 li. Northwest from the prefecture to the prefectural border is 131 li, from the border crossing to Mu Prefecture is 49 li.

Households.

Host households: 129,751.
Guest households:   8,346.

Local Tribute: 100 ounces of floss silk. 500 sheets of rattan paper.

Counties: 7

Honored class. Jinhua. 13 cantons. 1 zhen , Xiaoshun [filial obedience]. It has the Jinhua Mountains and the Dongyang [east southern facing] River.

Honored class. Dongyang. 155 li east of the prefecture. 14 cantons. One silver mine. It has the Xian [steep] Mountains and the Dongyang River .

Honored class. Yiwu. 110 li northeast of the prefecture. 8 cantons. It has the Linghuang [numinous yellow] Mountains and Yiwu Stream.

Honored class. Lanxi. 55 li northwest of the prefecture. 10 cantons. It has the Jiufeng [nine peak] Mountains and Lan [orchid] Stream.

Important class. Yongkang. 190 li southeast of the prefecture. 10 cantons. It has the Shicheng [stone wall] Mountains and Yongkang Stream.

Upper class. Wuyi. 90 li south of the prefecture. 4 cantons. It has the Basu [eighth purity heaven] Mountains and Yongkang Stream.

Upper class. Pujiang. 120 li east of the prefecture. 7 cantons. It has the Shenniao [curling from the deep] Mountains and Puyang River .

NOTE In Tang and Song there were five classes, based on population, for counties outside the national capital Honored (with at least 4000 households), Important, Higher, Medium, and Lower