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Meishan 眉山市 | |
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 Bao'en Temple, Meishan | |
 Location of Meishan in Sichuan | |
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| Coordinates (Meishan municipal government):30°04′38″N103°50′54″E / 30.0771°N 103.8484°E /30.0771; 103.8484 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Municipal seat | Dongpo District |
| Area | |
| 7,173.82 km2 (2,769.83 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 1,796.1 km2 (693.5 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,796.1 km2 (693.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
| 2,955,219 | |
| • Density | 411.945/km2 (1,066.93/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,232,648 |
| • Urban density | 686.29/km2 (1,777.5/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,232,648 |
| • Metro density | 686.29/km2 (1,777.5/sq mi) |
| GDP[2] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 103.0 billion US$ 16.5 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 34,380 US$ 5,520 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 620000 |
| Area code | 028 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-SC-14 |
| Website | www |
Meishan (Chinese:眉山;Sichuanese Pinyin: Mi2san1;local pronunciation:[mi˨˩sã˥];pinyin:Méishān;Wade–Giles:Mei-shan), formerly known asMeizhou (眉州) orQingzhou (青州), is aprefecture-level city ofSichuan with 2,955,219 inhabitants as of 2020 census of whom 1,232,648 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of the 2 urban districts ofDongpo andPengshan. Meishan is located in the southwest ofSichuan Basin.[3]
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The history of Meishan – though it was not always known as such – can be traced back to the 4th century BC.During 316 BC,King Shenjing of Zhou established the county ofWuyang [zh] (武阳县) on what is now thePengshan district of Meishan.[4]
In the year 496, during theSouthern Qi dynasty, Wuyang County, then under thecommandery ofQianwei [zh] (犍为郡), was abolished. The region it occupied was used to establishQitong Zuo Commandery [zh] (齐通左郡) and Qitong County (齐通县).The Qitong Zuo Commandery was renamedQitong Commandery [zh] (齐通郡) in the year 548 during theLiang dynasty. In the same year, the prefecture ofQingzhou (青州) was established, which governed Qitong Commandery.[4]
Following this, the prefecture of Qingzhou underwent a series of renames. It was firstly renamed Meizhou (眉州) in 553 during theWestern Wei dynasty, then Qingzhou (again) and subsequently Jiazhou (嘉州) in 572 and 579 respectively during theNorthern Zhou dynasty. Finally, during theSui dynasty in 606, the prefecture was renamed Meizhou, with Tongyi County (通义县) as its capital. Later, Meizhou prefecture was abolished and replaced byMeishan Commandery (眉山郡), its capital Longyou (龙游), now located in the Shizhong District ofLeshan City.[4]
In the year 618 of theTang dynasty, the Meishan Commandery was renamed Jiazhou. The next year, several counties split from Jiazhou, merging together to re-establish Meizhou Prefecture. Meizhou Prefecture now administered five counties: Danleng (丹棱县), Hongya (洪雅县), Qingshen (青神县), Nan'an (南安县) (nowJiajiang County) and its capital, Tongyi (通义县).Some decades later in 742, Meizhou Prefecture was abolished whileTongyi Commandery [zh] (通义郡) was established. This was reverted 16 years later in 758 – Tongyi Commandery was abolished, while Meizhou Prefecture was restored.[4]
During theSong dynasty, in 976, Tongyi County, capital of Meizhou Prefecture, was renamedMeishan County (眉山县).During theMing dynasty, in 1376, Meizhou Prefecture was downgraded toMeixian County (眉县). The next year, the counties of Pengshan and Danleng were merged into Meixian, while Qingshen County merged with neighbouring Jiazhou Prefecture.Three years later, Meixian was re-elected as Meizhou prefecture, directly under the jurisdiction of theSichuan Provincial Administration Commissioner's Office. [zh]Meishan County remained under the jurisdiction of Meizhou Prefecture, with jurisdiction over three counties: Danleng, Pengshan, and Qingshen.[4]
In 1912 under theRepublic of China, Meishan County was restored while Meizhou Prefecture was abolished.On January 1950, the Meishan Special Zone was established, containing Meishan County along with 9 other counties. On March 1953, the Meishan Special Zone was removed, putting Meishan County under the jurisdiction of theLeshan Special Zone. On May 30, 1997, the Meishan Prefecture was established upon approval of the state council, containing 6 counties including Meishan County. On 10 June 2000, Meishan Prefecture was renamed Meishan City (眉山市) and Meishan County was renamed Dongpo District.[4]
It has 2 county-level district and 4 counties.
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| Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010) | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) |
| Dongpo District | 东坡区 | Dōngpō Qū | 840,909 | 1,331 | 632 |
| Pengshan District | 彭山区 | Péngshān Qū | 329,777 | 465 | 709 |
| Renshou County | 仁寿县 | Rénshòu Xiàn | 1,571,112 | 2,606 | 603 |
| Hongya County | 洪雅县 | Hóngyǎ Xiàn | 343,321 | 1,896 | 181 |
| Danling County | 丹棱县 | Dānlíng Xiàn | 163,032 | 449 | 363 |
| Qingshen County | 青神县 | Qīngshén Xiàn | 197,029 | 387 | 509 |
| Climate data for Meishan, elevation 415 m (1,362 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.2 (66.6) | 24.1 (75.4) | 32.1 (89.8) | 36.4 (97.5) | 37.7 (99.9) | 38.1 (100.6) | 39.2 (102.6) | 41.6 (106.9) | 36.6 (97.9) | 32.4 (90.3) | 26.1 (79.0) | 19.0 (66.2) | 41.6 (106.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.3 (50.5) | 13.3 (55.9) | 18.5 (65.3) | 24.0 (75.2) | 27.6 (81.7) | 29.5 (85.1) | 31.4 (88.5) | 31.2 (88.2) | 26.8 (80.2) | 21.8 (71.2) | 17.1 (62.8) | 11.6 (52.9) | 21.9 (71.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.8 (44.2) | 9.3 (48.7) | 13.7 (56.7) | 18.7 (65.7) | 22.5 (72.5) | 24.9 (76.8) | 26.6 (79.9) | 26.3 (79.3) | 22.8 (73.0) | 18.3 (64.9) | 13.6 (56.5) | 8.3 (46.9) | 17.7 (63.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.4 (39.9) | 6.5 (43.7) | 10.3 (50.5) | 14.7 (58.5) | 18.7 (65.7) | 21.5 (70.7) | 23.3 (73.9) | 22.9 (73.2) | 20.2 (68.4) | 16.1 (61.0) | 11.2 (52.2) | 6.0 (42.8) | 14.7 (58.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.6 (25.5) | −1.7 (28.9) | −0.5 (31.1) | 5.5 (41.9) | 8.5 (47.3) | 14.8 (58.6) | 16.7 (62.1) | 17.0 (62.6) | 13.7 (56.7) | 5.3 (41.5) | 0.9 (33.6) | −3.2 (26.2) | −3.6 (25.5) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 10.9 (0.43) | 15.6 (0.61) | 29.1 (1.15) | 56.1 (2.21) | 90.9 (3.58) | 137.2 (5.40) | 212.2 (8.35) | 255.1 (10.04) | 126.8 (4.99) | 49.9 (1.96) | 17.2 (0.68) | 9.3 (0.37) | 1,010.3 (39.77) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.3 | 8.9 | 11.3 | 13.0 | 14.8 | 15.2 | 16.0 | 15.0 | 15.3 | 14.6 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 148.2 |
| Average snowy days | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 83 | 79 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 80 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 29.6 | 48.6 | 87.1 | 118.9 | 122.9 | 112.6 | 132.7 | 142.3 | 74.2 | 54.1 | 48.9 | 34.4 | 1,006.3 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 9 | 15 | 23 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 35 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 22 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[5][6] all-time extreme temperature[7] | |||||||||||||
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