New Yu Era 1322, the first day of August
Yongzhou was located to the north of the Yunlan River, with its terrain predominantly consisting of plains, and the entire prefecture generally stretched from northwest to southeast, divided into three roads and eight prefectures.
The three roads were Shangyuan Road, Zhongyuan Road, and Xiayuan Road.
The eight prefectures, based on terrain, could generally be divided into Xingnan Prefecture in the southeast direction, and Chi Li Prefecture at the southernmost, which both fell under the jurisdiction of Xiayuan Road;
Hongyuan Prefecture to the direct north, Zhongyuan Prefecture where the capital city of Yongzhou was located, and Hongdu Prefecture south of Zhongyuan Prefecture, all belonged to Zhongyuan Road;
The last, Shangyuan Road, also had three prefectures, namely Anyuan Prefecture to the northwest of Zhongyuan Prefecture, Dingyuan Prefecture to the southwest, and Jiuling Prefecture at the far northwest, already bordering Bingzhou.
