Meishan

Prefecture-level city in Sichuan, People's Republic of China Meishan (Chinese: 眉山; Sichuanese Pinyin: Mi2san1; local pronunciation: [mi˨˩sã˥]; pinyin: Méishān; Wade–Giles: Mei-shan), formerly known as Meizhou (眉州) or Qingzhou (青州), is a prefecture-level city of Sichuan with 2,955,219 inhabitants as of the 2020 census, of whom 1,232,648 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made up of the two urban districts of Dongpo and Pengshan. Meishan is located in the southwest of Sichuan Basin. History The history of Meishan – though it was not always known as such – can be traced back to the 4th century BC. In 316 BC, King Shenjing of Zhou established the county of Wuyang [zh] (武阳县) on what is now the Pengshan district of Meishan. In the year 496, during the Southern Qi dynasty, Wuyang County, then under the commandery of Qianwei [zh] (犍为郡), was abolished. The region it occupied was used to establish Qitong Zuo Commandery [zh] (齐通左郡) and Qitong County (齐通县). The Qitong Zuo Commandery was renamed Qitong Commandery [zh] (齐通郡) in the year 548 during the Liang dynasty. In the same year, the prefecture of Qingzhou (青州) was established, w