Meizhou The Hakka people in Meizhou City, Guangdong Province, China are known as the "Chinese Gypsies", not only because they are also a migratory ethnic group, but also because they are talented and have created a long-standing culture.
Meizhou, a national historical and cultural city, is the distribution center of Hakka people in modern times and is known as the "Hakka Capital".
Meizhou is located in the northeast of Guangdong Province, south of the Wuling Mountains, at the junction of the three provinces of Fujian, Guangdong, and Jiangxi. It borders Wuping, Shanghang, Yongding, and Pinghe counties in Fujian Province to the northeast, Xunwu County of Jiangxi Province to the northwest, and Xunwu County of Jiangxi Province to the west.
Longchuan and Zijin Counties in Heyuan City, Guangdong Province are connected to Luhe County in Shanwei City in the southwest and south, Rongcheng District and Jiexi County in Jieyang City, and Chaoan County and Raoping County in Chaozhou City in the southeast.
It governs 6 counties including Meijiang District, Meixian County, Jiaoling County, Dabu County, Fengshun County, Wuhua County and Pingyuan County, and 1 district manages Xingning City.
Meizhou has many mountains but little land. There is a saying that "eight mountains, one water and one farmland".
It covers an area of ??15,800 square kilometers and has a population of more than 5 million.
Meizhou is a national historical and cultural city with the reputation of "the hometown of culture, the hometown of overseas Chinese, and the hometown of football". It is known for its developed culture and education.
Meizhou has a long history and a long history.
Starting from the establishment of Jingzhou in the Southern Han Dynasty, it was changed to Meizhou in the Northern Song Dynasty, and Jiaying Prefecture of Zhili was established in the Qing Dynasty.
Xingmei Prefecture was established in October 1949, and merged into Shantou Prefecture in August 1952. Meixian Prefecture was established in 1965, which was later changed to Meixian District, and in 1988 it was renamed Meizhou City.
Meizhou City is now one of the famous historical and cultural cities promulgated by the State Council.
The mountainous areas of Meizhou have a mild climate, rich resources, majestic and dangerous mountains and rivers, green mountains all year round, beautiful scenery, outstanding people, numerous historical sites and unique cultural landscapes.
Meizhou is the largest Hakka settlement in the country and is the famous "Hakka Capital".
"Be the first to be the host, then the guest", the so-called "Hakka" is relative to the "indigenous".
The ancestors of the Hakkas are the Han people in the Central Plains. Due to wars, famine and other reasons, they gradually migrated southward and formed the "Hakka" ethnic group.
Hakka dragon houses, Han operas, Han tune music, Hakka folk songs, etc. all show the charm of the ancient Central Plains culture.
Guangdong Hakka is mainly popular in northeastern and northern Guangdong, in the areas under the jurisdiction of present-day Meizhou, Heyuan, Shaoguan and Qingyuan.
The Hakka dialect is represented by Meixian Hakka.
Meizhou is rich in tourism resources. Its main attractions include: Lingguang Temple, a thousand-year-old temple built in the Tang Dynasty, Yinna Mountain, and Wuzhi Peak.
There are also the footprints of historical celebrities Wen Tianxiang, Zhu Zhishan and Han Yu, as well as the former residence of Huang Zunxian, Qiu Fengjia, Ye Jianying and other sites. When Mr. Guo Moruo visited Meizhou in 1965, he left a hymn of praise that "the origin of cultural relics is first-class".
In recent years, Yannanfei Tea Field Tourist Resort, Meiyan Spirulina Breeding Base, Huayin Reclamation Farm and Songkou Rao Zhizhang 10,000-acre Forest and Fruit Base have been newly opened based on "three high agriculture" and ecological agriculture.
There is also Fengshun Hot Spring Tourist Resort, which was developed and utilized local natural resources.
Meizhou embodies the charm of mountains, water, flowers and tea, which can be described as endless charm.
Meizhou's specialties include Meizhou Shatian pomelo, Xingning Longtian longan, Wuhua fine-core lychee and peach and plum fruit.
Local products include Xingning writing brushes, pearl red wine, and tourist crafts such as wood carvings, bamboo weaving, and stone carvings.
Hakka cuisine, also known as Dongjiang cuisine, is a branch of Cantonese cuisine. Its characteristics are that the dishes use more meat and less aquatic products and vegetables. The main ingredients are prominent, the shape is simple, the taste is rich, and it has the characteristics of "fragrance and fat". The cooking method is casserole.
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Common famous dishes at Hakka banquets include stuffed tofu, salt-baked chicken, braised pork with pickled vegetables, whole duck with eight treasure nests, crystal braised pork, pounded meatballs, water-cooked fish balls, vinegared fish, etc.
Natural geographical location, scope and area Meizhou City is located in the northeastern part of Guangdong Province, at the junction of Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangxi provinces. It connects Wuping, Shanghang, Yongding and Pinghe counties of Fujian Province to the northeast and Jiangxi Province to the west and northwest.
Wuhan and Huichang counties and Longchuan, Zijin and Dongyuan counties in Heyuan City of this province are adjacent to Jiedong County and Jiexi County of Jieyang City in the southeast, Xiangqiao District of Chaozhou City, Luhe County of Shanwei City, and Raoping County of Chaozhou City
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The geographical coordinates of the entire territory are located between 115.18’ to 116.56’ east longitude and 23.23’ to 24.56’ north latitude. The city’s total area is 15899.62 square kilometers.
The city governs 6 counties and 1 district including Meijiang District, Meixian, Pingyuan County, Jiaoling County, Dabu County, Fengshun County and Wuhua County, and also manages Xingning City.
The municipal government is located at Jiangnan Xinzhong Road, Meijiang District.
Meizhou Expressway is 384 kilometers from Guangzhou and 345 kilometers from Shenzhen.
Meizhou ordinary highway is 434 kilometers away from Guangzhou, 398 kilometers away from Shenzhen, and 191 kilometers away from Shantou.
There are civil aviation routes to Guangzhou, and the air distance is 316 kilometers.
Geology, topography, and landforms The geological structure of Meizhou City is relatively complex. It is mainly composed of six major rocks: granite, extrusive rock, metamorphic rock, sand shale, red rock, and limestone. It consists of five major landform types: platform, hill, mountain, terrace, and plain.
The city's mountainous area accounts for 24.3%; hills, terraces and terraces account for 56.6%; plain area accounts for only about 13.7%; rivers and reservoirs account for 5.4%.
The mountains within the territory are arranged in an orderly manner, consisting of three rows of mountains from northeast to southwest and three rows of mountains from northwest to southeast or north-south.