Lei Prefecture
Leizhou or Lei Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in Leizhou Peninsula, Guangdong. It existed from 634 to 1329, but between 742 and 758 it was known as Haikang Commandery (also translated as Haikang Prefecture). The modern county-level city Leizhou retains its name. Counties Lei Prefecture administered the following counties () through history: Haikang (), roughly modern Leizhou. Suixi (), roughly modern Suixi County, Guangdong and Mazhang District, Zhanjiang. Suixi was created in 742 by merging two counties, Tiepa () and Shenchuan (). Xuwen (), roughly modern Xuwen County. References Prefectures of the Tang dynasty Guangnan West Circuit Prefectures of Southern Han Former prefectures in Guangdong 634 establishments 7th-century establishments in China 1278 disestablishments in Asia 13th-century disestablishments in China Zhanjiang