Atlas
Leizhou Peninsula
Leizhou Peninsula reaches into the Beibu Gulf; sea, wind, and lowland habitats define its coast.
Prefecture: Zhanjiang
Province: GuangdongSmall fishing boats gather beside Leizhou’s coastal village, below red cliffs and green lowlands along a calm turquoise inlet.
Archaeology1
- Xuwen Ancient Port Maritime Silk Road Origin
According to the geography treatise of the Book of Han, Xuwen was one of the earliest official departure ports of the Western Han Maritime Silk Road.
Temple1
- Leizhou Sanyuan Pagoda & Leizu Temple
In the old seat of Leizhou Prefecture, a landmark Ming brick pagoda stands beside a temple honoring Chen Wenyu, the first governor of Leizhou.
Natural Wonder1
- Huguangyan National Geopark Maar Lake
One of the world's best-preserved maar lakes, Huguangyan holds clear water on whose surface fallen leaves are said never to linger.
Tower1
- Naozhou Island Volcanic Coast & Lighthouse
Naozhou's lighthouse is famed locally as one of the world's three great crystal-lens beacons, set on a volcanic coast near the historic Song Emperor Village.
Han1
- Han Xuwen Maritime Gateway111 BCE
In 111 BCE, after the Han conquered Nanyue, Xuwen became a maritime node linking the Han realm with Southeast and South Asia.
Song1
- Kou Zhun Exiled to Leizhou1022–1023 CE
Kou Zhun was exiled to serve in Leizhou in 1022 and died there in 1023; local histories record his teaching activity at Zhenwu Hall.