Tingzhou fu

Tingzhou fu (Chinese: 汀州府) was a prefecture in Fujian province from the Tang Dynasty (唐朝) down to the early 20th century, when it was renamed  Changting  (simplified Chinese: 长汀; traditional Chinese: 長汀; pinyin: Chángtīng).

As early as 3,000 to 4,000 years ago, the ancient Minyue(闽越) people thrived along the Tingjiang river(汀江), which originates in the north and runs through the county toward the south, and enters the South China Sea in Shantou(汕头), Guangdong(广东) province. Since early history, the Tingjiang river has been serving as an important water path for travel and, more importantly, the shipping of goods between coastal areas and mountainous terrain. It was said that the early Hakka ancestors traveled from north through the same path to Guangdong and the other parts of China and overseas, so Tingjiang river also gained its name as "Hakka's Mother River".

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