Lian Prefecture (Guangdong)
Lianzhou or Lian Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in modern northwestern Guangdong, China. It existed (intermittently) from 590 to 1912. Between mid-600s and 621 it was known as Xiping Commandery, and between 742 and 758 as Lianshan Commandery. Counties Guiyang (), modern Lianzhou Yangshan (), modern Yangshan County Lianshan (), modern Lianshan Zhuang and Yao Autonomous County References Prefectures of the Sui dynasty Prefectures of the Tang dynasty Prefectures of Southern Han Guangnan East Circuit Prefectures of the Yuan dynasty Prefectures of the Ming dynasty Former prefectures in Guangdong