Mei County or Meixian () is a county under the jurisdiction of the

prefecture-level city A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. During the Republican era, many of China' ...

Baoji () is a prefecture-level city in western Shaanxi province, People's Republic of China. Since the early 1990s, Baoji has been the second largest city in Shaanxi. Geography The prefecture-level city of Baoji had a population of 3,321,853 accordin ...

, in the west of

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province, China. It is one of the birthplaces of the Western Zhou culture, during which it was known as Taiguo (邰国). In 794 BC

Duke Zhuang of Qin Duke Zhuang of Qin (, died 778 BC) was from 821 to 778 BC the fifth ruler of the Zhou Dynasty state of Qin that eventually united China to become the Qin Dynasty. His ancestral name was Ying (). Reign Duke Zhuang became the Qin ruler after his fa ...

established a town known as Yiyi at its location. During the

Eastern Han dynasty The Han dynasty (, ; ) was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD), established by Liu Bang (Emperor Gao) and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and a warr ...

it became known as Yinwu. In 2003, 27 Zhou culture bronze ding vessels an other bronzeware were found in Lijia village of Mei County. Nowadays Mei County is known for its

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cultivation and

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and

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aquaculture.

Administrative divisions

As 2020, this County is divided to 1 subdistrict, 7 towns and 2 others. ;Subdistricts * Shoushan Subdistrict () ;Towns Others * Shaanxi Mount Taibai Scenic Area () * Honghegu Forest Park ()

Climate

References

County-level divisions of Shaanxi {{shaanxi-geo-stub