Yingzhou or Ying Prefecture (郢州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in modern Hubei, China, seated in modern Zhongxiang. It existed (intermittently) from 551 until 1278. Geography The administrative region of Yingzhou in the Tang dynasty falls within modern Jingmen in central Hubei. It probably includes parts of modern: Zhongxiang Jingshan County References Prefectures of Western Wei Prefectures of Northern Zhou Prefectures of the Sui dynasty Prefectures of the Tang dynasty Prefectures of Later Liang (Five Dynasties) Prefectures of Later Tang Prefectures of Later Jin (Five Dynasties) Prefectures of Later Han (Five Dynasties) Prefectures of Later Zhou Prefectures of the Song dynasty Prefectures of the Yuan dynasty Former prefectures in Hubei