In the time of Northern Zhou, Sui, and Tang dynasties, Yong Zhou was the state where Changan, national capital existed, accordingly its president was not Zhoucishi but Zhoumu, the title of the peerage and salary of which were higher than shishi (Provincial Governor).
北周・隋・唐代には雍州は国都長安の所在する州であることから、長官は州刺史ではなく州牧とされ、品秩も刺史より上であった。