Meishan

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 with more than 100,000 inhabitants in Sichuan province of the China. Meishan is in the southwest of Sichuan Basin.

It belonged to Leshan City before 1997. Then Meishan Prefecture 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 China is a native of Meishan.

Subdivisions

It has 2 county-level district and 4 counties.

History

Su Shi, Song 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.

Coordinates: 30°03′18″N 103°50′02″E / 30.055°N 103.834°E / 30.055; 103.834

Meishan pig

The Meishan is a breed of domestic pig named for the Chinese prefecture of Meishan. It is a sub-group of the Taihu pig and is a small to medium-sized breed with large drooping ears, and wrinkled black skin

Native to Southern China, the breed is best known for its large litters of 15-16 piglets. Due to its fecundity, it was imported to the United States in the late 1980s by the USDA Agricultural Research Service. However, it has not found much use in farms, as a result of its slower growth rates and abundance of fat. On the other hand, it reaches maturity very early, and both boars and sows carry traits that make them one of the most prolific breeds in the world.

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Meishan, Chiayi

Coordinates: 23°33′48″N 120°37′39″E / 23.563365°N 120.627383°E / 23.563365; 120.627383

Meishan Township (Chinese: 梅山鄉; pinyin: Méishān Xiāng) is a rural township in Chiayi County, Taiwan. It is located in the north east of the country, bordering the Yunlin County.

Administrative divisions

Meitung Village, Meinan Village, Meibei Village, Guoshan Village, Zunnan Village, Zunbei Village, Shuangxi Village, Danan Village, Anjing Village, Yongxing Village, Bantian Village, Taiping Village, Taixing Village, Longyan Village, Bihu Village, Ruifeng Village, Ruili Village, Taihe Village.

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