Nanhai Commandery

Nanhai Commandery (Chinese: 南海郡, Vietnamese: Nam Hải) was an ancient Chinese commandery that existed from the Qin dynasty to the Tang dynasty. At the greatest extent, Nanhai's territories covered present-day Guangdong, Hainan, southeastern Guangxi and the southern tip of Fujian. The seat of Nanhai Commandery was Panyu (番禺, in modern Guangzhou).