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Meishan, Sichuan , formerly known as Meizhou or Qingzhou, is a prefecture-level city
Prefecture-level city

A prefecture-level city or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province of China and above a county of China in China's administrative structure....
 with more than 100,000 inhabitants in Sichuan
Sichuan

is a Province in western China proper with its capital in Chengdu. The current name of the province, ?? , is an abbreviation of ??? , or "Four circuit #Circuits in East Asia of rivers", which is itself abbreviated from ???? , or "Four circuits of rivers and gorges", named after the division of the existing circuit into four during the Song...
 province of the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China

The People's Republic of China , commonly known as China, is the largest country in East Asia and the List of countries by population in the world with over 1.3 billion people, approximately a fifth of the world's population....
. Meishan is in the southwest of Sichuan Basin
Sichuan basin

The Sichuan basin is a Depression in southwestern China. It comprises the central and eastern parts of Sichuan province, as well as Chongqing Municipality....
.

It has 1 county-level district and 5 counties.

It belonged to Leshan City
Leshan

Leshan is a prefecture-level city located in the Sichuan province of the People's Republic of China. Leshan is on the southwestern fringe of the Red Basin in southern Sichuan, about 120 km from Chengdu....
 before 1997. Then Meishan Area was founded in 1997 upon approval of state council. It became Meishan City in 2000.

Meishan is the seat of Meishan prefecture.






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Meishan, Sichuan , formerly known as Meizhou or Qingzhou, is a prefecture-level city
Prefecture-level city

A prefecture-level city or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province of China and above a county of China in China's administrative structure....
 with more than 100,000 inhabitants in Sichuan
Sichuan

is a Province in western China proper with its capital in Chengdu. The current name of the province, ?? , is an abbreviation of ??? , or "Four circuit #Circuits in East Asia of rivers", which is itself abbreviated from ???? , or "Four circuits of rivers and gorges", named after the division of the existing circuit into four during the Song...
 province of the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China

The People's Republic of China , commonly known as China, is the largest country in East Asia and the List of countries by population in the world with over 1.3 billion people, approximately a fifth of the world's population....
. Meishan is in the southwest of Sichuan Basin
Sichuan basin

The Sichuan basin is a Depression in southwestern China. It comprises the central and eastern parts of Sichuan province, as well as Chongqing Municipality....
.

It has 1 county-level district and 5 counties.
  • County-level district: Dongpo District
  • Counties: Renshou County
    Renshou County

    Renshou County is a county in Meishan, Sichuan Province of China. It's located in Middle-West of Sichuan Basin.It has an area of 2600 square kilometers, and population 1,500,000....
    , Pengshan County, Hongya County, Danling County, Qingshen County.


It belonged to Leshan City
Leshan

Leshan is a prefecture-level city located in the Sichuan province of the People's Republic of China. Leshan is on the southwestern fringe of the Red Basin in southern Sichuan, about 120 km from Chengdu....
 before 1997. Then Meishan Area was founded in 1997 upon approval of state council. It became Meishan City in 2000.

Meishan is the seat of Meishan prefecture. Liu Hanyuan, one of the ten richest private persons in the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China

The People's Republic of China , commonly known as China, is the largest country in East Asia and the List of countries by population in the world with over 1.3 billion people, approximately a fifth of the world's population....
 is a native of Meishan.

History


Su Shi
Su Shi

Su Shi was a List of Chinese authors, List of Chinese language poets, artist, East Asian calligraphy, pharmacologist, and statesman of the Song Dynasty, and one of the major poets of the Song era....
, Song Dynasty
Song Dynasty

The Song Dynasty was a ruling Chinese dynasty in China between 960–1279 AD; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty....
 writer and poet (1037-1101), was a native of Meishan, and a historic temple commemorating him and his father and brother, also notable writers (the "three Su") is located in the city.