Why is Leizhou called Leizhou? Does it often thunder?

Leizhou is the birthplace of ancient southern barbarians, where ethnic minorities such as "Lao Yao, Lao Tong, Lao Dong, Lao Liao and Lao Li" live together, among which Yao people regard dogs as "totems".

Until the Tang Dynasty, the legendary "Lei Zu Chen Wenyu" was born because of the discovery of the nine-eared dog. According to legend, there was a hunter in Leizhou at that time. He had a dog with nine ears. His ears are very sensitive. Every time he goes hunting, he can find the prey before other dogs. One day, the hound found a stone egg more than a foot long in the forest, so the hunter took it home. The next day, lightning and thunder broke the stone eggs. Inside, a man came out. This man is Lei Zu, with "Lei" written on his left hand and "Zhou" written on his right hand. The spirit dog discovered Leizu and guarded Leizu's growth, so it was regarded as a god to protect human beings. The above is just a beautiful legend.

There is also a saying that the name of Leizhou may be related to Schleswig. Schleswig is also known as lightning wedge and lightning. There are more thunderstones than thunderstorms, mainly in Leizhou, Guangdong, because Leizhou Peninsula is a minefield. This kind of stone has also been produced in Maxi area of Yichang, Hubei Province since ancient times. "Hubei Tongzhi Products" quoted Yichang Fuzhi as saying: "The Shile in Maxi Mountain looks like a jujube pit. As big as an egg, as clear as crystal. Often found in Shan Ye after thunderstorms. " As far as I know, Xiaofeng and Xinping areas on the north bank of Xiakou are still often found. The origin of this strange stone is still a mystery. Although there is a saying that "Raytheon fell" in Cliff, it is believed that Leishi was buried in gravel and exposed by thunderstorm. "And more and more people are exposed because of thunderstorms. In the past, everyone called it that in Lei Zhen. It is precisely because of this." This seems to be scientific.

In the Southern Dynasties, Leizhou was replaced by Liangzhou, changed to Nanhezhou, Sui and Fu, and sought waste. In the Tang Dynasty, Nanhezhou was replaced by Donghezhou, changed to Leizhou, and sought Haikang County, later called Leizhou, and in the Song Dynasty, it was called Leizhou Haikang County. In the Yuan Dynasty, it was called Leizhou Road, and in the Ming Dynasty, it was changed to Leizhou Prefecture, which was clear. 1994 Withdraw from Haikang County and change to Leizhou City.