Meixian, Meizhou


Meixian District is a district of Meizhou Prefecture, Guangdong, China, bordering Fujian Province to the east. The district is an important Hakka settlement and is the ancestral home of many Hakka descendants living in Taiwan and other countries worldwide.
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History

Meixian was a rural peasant county with the exception of a city called Songkou, and its original name was Chengxiang county founded at the southern Han Dynasty where it was first created. It was part of Hakka Jiayingzhou during the Ming empire. It only obtained its current rename during the Kuomintang Republic of China.

Geography

Meixian almost completely surrounds Meizhou's central urban Meijiang District. 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 population.

Administrative divisions

Meixian has administrative jurisdiction over one subdistrict and 18 towns.
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Culture

With a majority Hakka population, Meixian, along with Dabu County, is known as the home of Standard Hakka.