Lian Prefecture (Guangdong) should not be confused with Lian Prefecture (Guangxi).
| Lian Prefecture (連州) | |
| Map: | 260px |
| Start: | 590 (Sui dynasty) |
| End: | 1912 (R.O. China) |
| Replace: | Lian County |
| Populationfirst: | 143,533 |
| Populationfirstyear: | 740s or 750s |
| Populationsecond: | Unknown, 36,943 households |
| Populationsecondyear: | 1070s or 1080s |
| Membership Title1: | Circuit |
Lianzhou or Lian Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in modern northwestern Guangdong, China. It existed (intermittently) from 590 to 1912. Between mid-600s and 621 it was known as Xiping Commandery, and between 742 and 758 as Lianshan Commandery.