Shuntian Prefecture

Shuntian Prefecture
Traditional Chinese順天府
Simplified Chinese顺天府
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShùnTiānfǔ

Shuntian Prefecture was an administrative region of China during the Ming and Qing dynasties, equivalent to Beijing Municipality in today's People's Republic of China. However, the area of the prefecture jurisdiction was different. The term Shuntian fu also referred to the yamen (office) of the prefecture's local government.