Where is Meizhou in the history of China?

Meizhou is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province, located in the northeast of Guangdong Province, at the junction of Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangxi provinces, bordering Longyan and Zhangzhou in Fujian Province in the east, Chaozhou, Jieyang and Shanwei in the south, Heyuan in the west and Ganzhou in Jiangxi Province in the north.

It has jurisdiction over Meijiang District, Meixian District, Pingyuan County, Jiaoling County, dapu county, Fengshun County and Wuhua County, and is in charge of xingning city.

The total area is 15864.50 square kilometers.

At the end of 20 17, the registered population was 550. 1 10000.

There are more than 3 million overseas Chinese in Meizhou, which are distributed in more than 80 countries and regions in the world.

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Meizhou is a regional central city along the border of Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangxi, a national experimental zone for ecological civilization construction, a pioneer zone for Guangdong's green rise and a characteristic cultural tourism zone [3], an open coastal economic zone [4] and an important member of the Haixi Economic Zone [5].

Enjoy local legislative power.

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Meizhou is not only the last stop for Hakkas to move southward, but also the main starting point for Hakkas to spread to the four seas since the Ming and Qing Dynasties. There are more than 5 million compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan and overseas Chinese [7][8].

It is one of the national key hometown of overseas Chinese and one of the important ancestral homes of compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. Of the 5 million Hakkas in Taiwan Province Province, 6.5438+0.8 million are from Meizhou [9] [654.38+00] [654.38+065.438+0].

In 20 13, China (Meizhou) Immigrants Memorial Square, the only immigrant memorial project in China established by UNESCO, was completed in Songkou Town, Meixian District, and the World Overseas Chinese Immigrants Exhibition Hall was officially opened. In 20 13, the Mid-Autumn Festival of CCTV was successfully held.

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Meizhou is a famous historical and cultural city in China, the most representative Hakka settlement in the world, known as the "guest capital of the world", the hometown of Marshal * *, a famous old revolutionary base and a cross-strait exchange base.

China is a famous hometown of culture, overseas Chinese, football, folk songs, golden pomelo, Hakka cuisine, Dan Cong tea, camellia oleifera and China poetry.

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Chinese name

Meizhou

Foreign name

Meizhou

Another name

Jiaying Prefecture, Jiaying Prefecture, Zhou Xun, Jingzhou and Jichang Prefecture.

Administrative category

prefecture-level city

Belonging area

The south of China