Ming Hongwu and Zheng Tong established a city in Wei Dongshan and set up Shenchuan Inspection Department. During the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, the garrison troops in Leizhou merged and moved to Wei Dongshan, renamed Dongshan Naval Battalion. On October 14th, 25th year of Guangxu reign in Qing Dynasty (1899165438+10/6), the French emperor signed the Guangzhou Bay Concession Treaty, and the French emperor forcibly leased Guangzhou Bay (including Maxie, Potou, Techeng Island and Nansan, which were originally under the jurisdiction of Wuchuan City). 1March 943, Japan invaded Guangzhou Bay; On September 2 1945 and 2 1 day, the Japanese representatives stationed in Leizhou Peninsula signed the surrender letter, and at the same time, China took over Guangzhou Bay, a sacred territory ruled by foreign countries for 47 years, from the Japanese army and returned to the embrace of the motherland. 1950 is Dongying Special Zone and belongs to the East China Sea in the same year.

1952 and 65438+ In February, with the approval of the Guangdong Provincial People's Government, the Central South Military and Political Commission reported to the Government Affairs Bureau of the Central People's Government to set aside the East China Sea and Panzhou District from the suburbs of Zhanjiang Sea, and set up Dong Lei County, which is under the leadership of the administrative office of western Guangdong, and the county address is in Wei Dongshan, the east island (where the dongshan town government is now located). /kloc-in 0/958, the county was merged into the city, merged into the suburbs of Zhanjiang, merged with Min 'an and Dong Jian to form Donghai Commune. 196 1 build Dongshan commune, 1983 change Dongshan district, 1987 withdraw town to build town. Located in the middle of East Island. It covers an area of 96.3 square kilometers and has a population of 57,000. The East China Sea Central Line Highway connecting the mainland transits. Jurisdiction over Tiaoqing, Dongpo, Tiaolun, Shizu, Longtou, Dongtoushan, Tiaoshi, Beishan, Dongshan Market, Longchi, Luo Chang, Tiaowen, Wenshen and Tiaoshan 14 village committees. Agriculture mainly produces rice, sugarcane, peanuts, sweet potatoes and melons and vegetables; Fishery includes fishing and aquaculture, among which shrimp pond is the largest aquaculture base in the area. Township enterprises include sugar factories, brick factories, foreign trade down factories, catering industry and financial industry. There is a monument to revolutionary martyrs in the East China Sea. Folk traditional art "Dragon Dance". It has the reputation of being a must in the East.

1February, 953, with the approval of the Guangdong Provincial People's Government, Nansan Island, the ninth district of Wuchuan City was placed under the jurisdiction of Dong Lei County; 1June, 954, Techeng Island in Xiyingqu (now xiashan district) was placed under the jurisdiction of Dong Lei County. 1958 September 15, with the approval of the Guangdong Provincial People's Government, Dong Lei County was revoked and merged into the jurisdiction of Zhanjiang suburbs, and it was officially co-located on June 10/4. 1992 July 17, Guangdong provincial people's government approved the establishment of "Zhanjiang East Island Economic Development Experimental Zone"; 1992 August 13, Zhanjiang Municipal People's Government decided to set up the preparatory committee for the management committee of Zhanjiang East Island Economic Development Experimental Zone, with dongshan town as the location of the management committee of East Island Experimental Zone. In 2009, with the approval of Zhanjiang Municipal People's Government and Guangdong Provincial People's Government, the national Zhanjiang Economic and Technological Development Zone and the provincial East Island Economic Development Experimental Zone merged to form a new Zhanjiang Economic and Technological Development Zone (Guangdong Zhanjiang East Island Economic Development Zone), and its jurisdiction area entered the forefront of the national economic and technological development zones.