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Bozhou is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Anhui province, People's Republic of China. It borders Huaibei to the northeast, Bengbu to the southeast, Huainan to the south, Fuyang to the southwest, and the province of Henan to the north.
Administration
The prefecture-level city of Bozhou administers 4 county-level divisions, including 1 district and 3 counties.
* Qiaocheng District
* Guoyang County
* Lixin County
* Mengcheng County
History
Bozhou was, in addition to being a prefecture in the Tang Dynasty, once Qiao Commandry in the Sui Dynasty.
In 1355, during the Mongol Dynasty, Han Lin'er was proclaimed by Liu Futong to be the Emperor of Great Song (referring to the dead Song Empire) with the era name Longfeng ("Dragon and fenghuang"). Chao was nicknamed "The Little Ming King".
In 1368, Bo Prefecture was lower in status to a district. In 1496, it was re-made a prefecture. And lowered to be a county in 1912: Bo County. In May 1986, it was upgraded to a county-level city administered by Fuyang Region: Bozhou-shi. In 1996, Bozhou was upgraded to provincially directly administered city, administered by Fuyang City on behalf of the province. The province directly administered Bozhou since February 1998. In June 2000, Bozhou was made a regional city, or provincially administered city.
Notable people
* Cao Cao (155 - 220), last chancellor and de facto ruler of the Eastern Han Dynasty
* Hua Tuo (110 - 220), renowned Eastern Han Dynasty physician, first inventor of general anaesthesia
* Hua Mulan, legendary heroine who disguised herself as a man in order to replace her father in the army draft
