Meixian, Meizhou
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Meixian
Mai huyện khu | |
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| District of Meixian | |
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 Location of the district inMeizhou | |
  Meixian Location inGuangdong | |
| Coordinates:24°19′17″N116°07′10″E/ 24.32139°N 116.11944°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Meizhou |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,755.36 km2(1,063.85 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8(China Standard) |
| Website | www |
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| Traditional Chinese | MaiHuyện | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | Mai huyện | ||||||||||||||
| Hakka | Mòi-yen (IPA:[mɔi˩jɛn˥˧]) | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | PlumCounty | ||||||||||||||
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| Former Name (Qing dynasty) | |||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | Gia ứng | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | Gia ứng | ||||||||||||||
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Meixian District(Mai huyện khu) is adistrictofMeizhou City,in northeasternGuangdong Province,China.[1]The district is an importantHakkasettlement and is the ancestral home of many Hakka descendants living inTaiwan.
History[edit]
Its original name was Chengxiang county (Trình hương) during thesouthern HanDynasty where it was first created, all the way to theSong,YuanandMingdynasties, and then renamed Jiaying county during theQing dynasty.It only obtained the name Meixian in 1911 during theXinhai Revolution.
Geography[edit]
Meixian almost completely surroundsMeizhou's central urbanMei gian g 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 thePeople's Republic of China,when it was given equal status.
Ethno-linguistic make-up[edit]
Meixian is noted for its largeHakkapopulation.
Administrative divisions[edit]
Meixian has administrative jurisdiction over onesubdistrictand 18towns.[2]
- Chendong(Thành đông trấn)
- Shisan(Thạch phiến trấn)
- Meixi(Mai tây trấn)
- Daping(Đại bình trấn)
- Shikeng(Thạch hố trấn)
- Shuiche(Xe chở nước trấn)
- Meinan(Mai nam trấn)
- Bincun(Bính thôn trấn)
- Baidu(Bạch độ trấn)
- Songyuan(Tùng nguyên trấn)
- Longwen(Long văn trấn)
- Taoyao(Đào Nghiêu trấn)
- She gian g(Xa giang trấn)
- Yanyang(Nhạn dương trấn)
- Songkou(Nhả ra trấn)
- Nankou(Nam khẩu trấn)
- Cheng gian g(Trình giang trấn)
- Fuda(Đỡ đại trấn)
Culture[edit]
With a majorityHakkapopulation, Meixian, along withDabu County,is known as the home ofStandard Hakka.
References[edit]
- ^Quốc Vụ Viện phê chuẩn Quảng Đông mai huyện "Triệt huyện thiết khu" chính phủ nơi dừng chân bất biến.China News(in Chinese). 11 November 2013.Retrieved26 February2014.
- ^"Mei County ( mai huyện )"(in Chinese).National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China.2013.RetrievedFebruary 27,2014.
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