Meishan, known as Meizhou in ancient times, is the hometown of Su Dongpo, a great writer of the Millennium. Located in the southwest of Chengdu Plain in Sichuan Basin, the middle reaches of Minjiang River. Meishan is adjacent to Neijiang, Zigong and Ziyang in the east, Leshan in the south, Ya 'an in the west and Chengdu in the north. The overall terrain is high in the west and low in the east, high in the south and low in the north. The total area of the city is 7 140 square kilometers, and it governs 2 districts and 4 counties. At the end of 20021,the resident population was 2.959 million. The area code is 5 1 1400, the first six digits of the code are 5 1 1400, the long-distance area code is 028, the postal code is 620000, and the license plate number is Chuan Z.

Meishan was selected as one of the seven food cities in China by CCTV documentary "One City, One Blind". Meishan is a famous hometown of kimchi in China, longevity in China, high-quality rice in China, navel orange in China and bamboo weaving art in China. It has an international tourist attraction, Qiliping in Emei Mountain.