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.

The geological structure of Meizhou city is quite complex, mainly composed of granite, extrusive rock, metamorphic rock, sandstone shale, red rock and limestone, which constitute five geomorphic types: platform, hill, mountain, terrace and plain. The mountainous area of this city accounts for 24. 3%; Hilly, terraced fields and terraced fields account for 56. 6%; Plain area accounts for 13. 7%; Rivers and reservoirs account for 5. 4%。