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Meixian (simplified Chinese: 梅县; traditional Chinese: 梅縣; pinyin: Méixiàn; 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.

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Meixian 梅县区
District
Location of the district in Meizhou
Meixian Location in Guangdong
Coordinates: 24°19′17″N 116°07′10″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.gdmx.gov.cn

Meixian District
Traditional Chinese	梅縣
Simplified Chinese	梅县
Hakka	Mòi-yen (IPA: [mɔi˩jɛn˥˧])
Literal meaning	Plum County
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Méixiàn Hakka Romanization Mòi-yen (IPA: [mɔi˩jɛn˥˧]) Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Mui4 Jyun6
Former Name (Qing dynasty)
Traditional Chinese	嘉應
Simplified Chinese	嘉应
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jiaying

History

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

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

Meixian is noted for its large Hakka population.

Administrative divisions

Meixian has administrative jurisdiction over one subdistrict and 18 towns.[2]

Subdistrict

• Xincheng (Chinese: 新城街道)

Towns

• Chendong (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

With a majority Hakka population, Meixian, along with Dabu County, is known as the home of Standard Hakka.

References

External links

• Meixian District official website

На других языках

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[de] Meixian

Meixian (chinesisch .mw-parser-output .Hans{font-size:110%}梅县区, Pinyin Méixiàn Qū) ist ein Stadtbezirk der bezirksfreien Stadt Meizhou in der südchinesischen Provinz Guangdong. Er hat eine Fläche von 2.203 km² und zählt 556.735 Einwohner (Stand: Zensus 2020)[1]. Der Stadtbezirk ging am 18. Oktober 2013 aus dem Kreis Mei (梅县) hervor, der an diesem Tag aufgelöst wurde.

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- [en] Meixian District

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[ru] Мэйсянь (Гуандун)

Мэйсянь (кит. упр. 梅县, пиньинь Méixiàn, хакка Mòi-yen) — район городского подчинения городского округа Мэйчжоу провинции Гуандун КНР. Является неофициальным центром субэтнической группы хакка.

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