Its original name was Chengxiang county (程鄕) during the southern Han Dynasty where it was first created, all the way to the Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties, and then renamed Jiaying county during the Qing dynasty. It only obtained the name Meixian in 1911 during the Xinhai Revolution.
Geography
Map including Meixian (MEI-HSIEN 梅縣 (KAYING)) area (1954)
Meixian almost completely surrounds Meizhou's central urban Meijiang District. This is due to the old urban core of Meixian becoming separated from the bulk of the county in the territorial reorganization following the 1949 establishment of the People's Republic of China, when it was given equal status.
meixian, district, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Meixian District news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Meixian simplified Chinese 梅县 traditional Chinese 梅縣 pinyin Meixian lit Plum County Hakka Moiyen formerly Meihsien is a district of Meizhou City in northeastern Guangdong Province China 1 The county is an important Hakka settlement and is the ancestral home of many Hakka descendants living in Taiwan Meixian 梅县区DistrictLocation of the district in MeizhouMeixianLocation in GuangdongCoordinates 24 19 17 N 116 07 10 E 24 32139 N 116 11944 E 24 32139 116 11944 Coordinates 24 19 17 N 116 07 10 E 24 32139 N 116 11944 E 24 32139 116 11944CountryPeople s Republic of ChinaProvinceGuangdongPrefecture level cityMeizhouArea Total2 755 36 km2 1 063 85 sq mi Time zoneUTC 8 China Standard Websitewww wbr gdmx wbr gov wbr cnMeixian DistrictTraditional Chinese梅縣Simplified Chinese梅县HakkaMoi yen IPA mɔi jɛn Literal meaningPlum CountyTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinMeixianHakkaRomanizationMoi yen IPA mɔi jɛn Yue CantoneseJyutpingMui4 Jyun6Former Name Qing dynasty Traditional Chinese嘉應Simplified Chinese嘉应TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinJiaying Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Ethno linguistic make up 4 Administrative divisions 5 Culture 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditIts original name was Chengxiang county 程鄕 during the southern Han Dynasty where it was first created all the way to the Song Yuan and Ming dynasties and then renamed Jiaying county during the Qing dynasty It only obtained the name Meixian in 1911 during the Xinhai Revolution Geography Edit Map including Meixian MEI HSIEN 梅縣 KAYING area 1954 Meixian almost completely surrounds Meizhou s central urban Meijiang District This is due to the old urban core of Meixian becoming separated from the bulk of the county in the territorial reorganization following the 1949 establishment of the People s Republic of China when it was given equal status Ethno linguistic make up EditMeixian is noted for its large Hakka population Administrative divisions EditMeixian has administrative jurisdiction over one subdistrict and 18 towns 2 SubdistrictXincheng Chinese 新城街道 TownsChendong 城东镇 Shisan 石扇镇 Meixi 梅西镇 Daping 大坪镇 Shikeng 石坑镇 Shuiche 水车镇 Meinan 梅南镇 Bincun 丙村镇 Baidu 白渡镇 Songyuan 松源镇 Longwen 隆文镇 Taoyao 桃尧镇 Shejiang 畲江镇 Yanyang 雁洋镇 Songkou 松口镇 Nankou 南口镇 Chengjiang 程江镇 Fuda 扶大镇 Culture EditWith a majority Hakka population Meixian along with Dabu County is known as the home of Standard Hakka References Edit 国务院批准广东梅县 撤县设区 政府驻地不变 China News in Chinese 11 November 2013 Retrieved 26 February 2014 Mei County 梅县 in Chinese National Bureau of Statistics of the People s Republic of China 2013 Retrieved February 27 2014 External links EditMeixian District official website This Guangdong location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Meixian District amp oldid 1120019197, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
