廣輿圖 (Guang Yu Tu: Enlarged Territorial Atlas) (1558) - Page 17

Jibei Circuit and Hedong Circuit

A historical Chinese administrative map is presented in a grid format. The page is divided into two main sections by circuit. The Hedong Circuit occupies the right side and the Jibei Circuit is on the left. The grid contains names of prefectures and districts written vertically. Smaller annotations provide details on distances, tax quotas, and administrative rankings. A vertical label on the far left identifies this as the third part of the Shanxi Atlas. The page number seventeen appears in the bottom right corner.

Hedong Circuit Hedong Dao; an administrative circuit located "East of the River," referring to the lands east of the Yellow River in southern Shanxi

Baode Department Baode, De, Yi Five Counties West, River, Prefecture, Five-eyes, Stone, City, West, Lake Twenty-one li Li; a Chinese unit of distance, roughly 500 meters or one-third of a mile Kelan Department Jurisdiction, counties, three, upper rank One hundred and fifty li

Pingyang Prefecture River, East, Ping, River, Capital, etc. Oversees six departments and twenty counties. Autumn grain tax: 119,000 Top tier, upper rank
Administrative units were ranked as Upper, Middle, or Lower based on their population, tax revenue, and the complexity of their local affairs.

Linfen Seat, upper rank, eighty-nine li

Hongdong Seat, upper rank, sixty-seven li

Fushan Seat, upper rank, eighty li

Zhaocheng Seat, middle rank, thirty-seven li

Jiangxian Seat, lower rank, twenty-five li

Yueyang Seat, middle rank, fifty-four li

Quwo Seat, middle rank, thirty-six li

Yicheng Seat, middle rank, sixty li

Fenxi Seat, lower rank, eighty li

Puxian Seat, lower rank, nine li

Lingshi Seat, lower rank, twenty-five li

Wanquan Seat, lower rank, forty-five li

Ronghe Seat, middle rank, thirty-six li

Yishi Seat, middle rank, thirty-six li

Linjin Seat, middle rank, forty-two li

Yuxiang Seat, middle rank, forty-four li

Jishan Seat, middle rank, forty-six li

Ruicheng Seat, lower rank, twenty-seven li

Anyi Seat, middle rank, ninety-five li

Xiaxian Seat, middle rank, ninety-five li

Yuanqu Seat, lower rank, twenty-seven li

Fenzhou Prefecture Oversees one department and seven counties

Fenyang Seat, upper rank

Xiaoyi Seat, middle rank

Pingyao Seat, middle rank

Jiexiu Seat, middle rank

Shilou Seat, lower rank

Yongning Department Jurisdiction, counties, three, upper rank

Ningxiang Seat, lower rank

Pu Department Oversees five counties Eighty-seven li

Xie Department Oversees four counties Thirty li

Jiang Department Oversees five counties Fifty li

Huo Department Oversees two counties Twenty li

Ji Department Oversees two counties Twenty li

Xi Department Oversees two counties Thirty li

Shanxi Atlas, Part 3

Jibei Circuit Jibei Dao; an administrative circuit in northern Shanxi, literally "North of the Ji Region"

Datong Prefecture Datong, Shuo, Wei, Ying, etc. Oversees four departments and seven counties. Grain: 120,000 Top tier, upper rank

Datong Seat, upper rank

Huairen Seat, middle rank, thirty-six li

Hunyuan Seat, lower rank, twenty li

Ying Department Seat, lower rank, thirty li

Shanyin Seat, lower rank, twenty li

Shuo Department Seat, middle rank, nine li

Mayi Seat, lower rank, fifteen li

Guangling Seat, lower rank, forty li

Lingqiu Seat, lower rank, five li

Wei Department Seat, lower rank

Guangchang Seat, lower rank

Shuo Department Oversees one county Middle-upper rank

Wei Department Oversees one county Middle-upper rank

Ying Department Middle-lower rank

Subordinate counties of Datong Prefecture are listed to the right. Subordinate counties of Pingyang Prefecture are listed below. Yanghe military defense circuit. Tianzhen and other locations.