Shouzhou or Shou Prefecture () was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China centering on modern Shou County, Anhui, China. It existed (intermittently) from 589 to 1912. Geography The administrative region of Shouzhou in the Tang dynasty falls within the administration of modern Lu'an, Anhui. It probably includes parts of modern: Shou County Lu'an: Yu'an District, Jin'an District Huoshan County Huoqiu County In 956, the Later Zhou state moved the headquarter from modern Shou County further north to modern Fengtai County (now under the administration of Huainan, Anhui). References Prefectures of the Sui dynasty Prefectures of the Tang dynasty Prefectures of the Song dynasty Prefectures of Later Zhou Prefectures of Southern Tang Prefectures of Yang Wu Prefectures of the Ming dynasty Prefectures of the Qing dynasty Prefectures of the Jin dynasty (1115–1234) Former prefectures in Anhui