Meishan

 ( Cities In Sichuan ) 

Meishan (s=眉山; Sichuanese Pinyin: Mi²san¹; local pronunciation: ; w=Mei-shan), formerly known as Meizhou (眉州) or Qingzhou (青州), is a prefecture-level city with 2,955,219 inhabitants as of 2020 census of whom 1,232,648 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of the 2 urban districts of Dongpo District and Pengshan. It’s located in Sichuan province, China. Meishan is in the southwest of Sichuan Basin.

It belonged to Leshan Prefecture before 1997. Then Meishan Prefecture was founded in 1997 upon approval of state council. It was renamed Meishan City in 2000.

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Administrative subdivisions It has 2 county-level district and 4 counties.

Dongpo District	东坡区	Dōngpō Qū	840,909	1,331	632
Pengshan District	彭山区	Péngshān Qū	329,777	465	709
Renshou County	仁寿县	Rénshòu Xiàn	1,571,112	2,606	603
Hongya County	洪雅县	Hóngyǎ Xiàn	343,321	1,896	181
Danling County	丹棱县	Dānlíng Xiàn	163,032	449	363
Qingshen County	青神县	Qīngshén Xiàn	197,029	387	509

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History

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Notable people

• Su Shi, Song dynasty writer and poet (1037–1101), was a native of Meishan, and a historic temple commemorating him and his Su Xun and Su Zhe, also notable writers (the "three Su") is located in the city.
• Yuan Chiung-chiung, Taiwanese author whose family originated in the area
• Chen Wenqing, former Minister of State Security

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Climate

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