Meixian (, Hakka: Moiyen), formerly Meihsien, is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
of
Meizhou City, in northeastern
Guangdong Province, China. The county is an important Hakka settlement and is the ancestral home of many Hakka descendants living in
Taiwan.
History
Its original name was Chengxiang county () during the
southern Han Dynasty where it was first created, all the way to the
Song,
Yuan and
Ming
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dynasties, and then renamed Jiaying county during the
Qing dynasty. It only obtained the name Meixian in 1911 during the
Xinhai Revolution
The 1911 Revolution, also known as the Xinhai Revolution or Hsinhai Revolution, ended China's last Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty, the Manchu people, Manchu-led Qing dynasty, and led to the establishment of the Republic of Chi ...
.
Geography
Meixian almost completely surrounds
Meizhou
Meizhou (, Hakka Chinese: Mòichû) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Guangdong province, China. It has an area of , and a population of 3,873,239 million as of the 2020 census. It comprises Meijiang District, Meixian District, Xingning Cit ...
's central urban
Meijiang District
Meijiang () is a district of Meizhou City, Guangdong Province, China.
Administrative divisions
* Subdistricts ():
** Jinshan ()
**Jiangnan ()
** Xijiao ()
*Towns:
**Changsha ()
** Sanjiao ()
** Chengbei ()
Ethno-linguistic make-up
Meijiang is n ...
. 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
The Hakka (), sometimes also referred to as Hakka Han, or Hakka Chinese, or Hakkas are a Han Chinese subgroup whose ancestral homes are chiefly in the Hakka-speaking provincial areas of Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hunan, Zhej ...
population.
Administrative divisions
Meixian has administrative jurisdiction over one
subdistrict A subdistrict or sub-district is an administrative division that is generally smaller than a district.
Equivalents
* Administrative posts of East Timor, formerly Portuguese-language
* Kelurahan, in Indonesia
* Mukim, a township in Brunei, Ind ...
and 18
towns
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an or ...
.
;
Subdistrict A subdistrict or sub-district is an administrative division that is generally smaller than a district.
Equivalents
* Administrative posts of East Timor, formerly Portuguese-language
* Kelurahan, in Indonesia
* Mukim, a township in Brunei, Ind ...
:
*
Xincheng ()
;
Towns
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an or ...
:
*
Chendong ()
*
Shisan ()
*
Meixi ()
*
Daping ()
*
Shikeng ()
*
Shuiche ()
*
Meinan ()
*
Bincun ()
*
Baidu
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Songyuan
Songyuan () is a prefecture-level city in west-central Jilin province, China.
History
Even though the present city of Songyuan is predominantly modern in appearance, the area has a long history dating back to the Neolithic age. The city w ...
()
*
Longwen
Longwen District () is a district of Zhangzhou, Fujian
Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong ...
()
*
Taoyao ()
*
Shejiang ()
*
Yanyang ()
*
Songkou ()
*
Nankou
Nankou railway station () is a railway station in Beijing. The station was opened in 1906.
Schedules
10 passenger trains
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()
*
Chengjiang
Chengjiang (; earlier Tchinkiang) is a city located in Yuxi, Yunnan Province, China, just north of Fuxian Lake.
Administrative divisions
Chengjiang City has 2 subdistricts and 4 townships.
;2 subdistricts
* Fenglu ()
* Longjie ()
;4 towns
C ...
()
*
Fuda ()
Culture
With a majority
Hakka
The Hakka (), sometimes also referred to as Hakka Han, or Hakka Chinese, or Hakkas are a Han Chinese subgroup whose ancestral homes are chiefly in the Hakka-speaking provincial areas of Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hunan, Zhej ...
population, Meixian, along with
Dabu County, is known as the home of
Standard Hakka.
References
External links
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County-level divisions of Guangdong
Meizhou
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