Meishan

For the pig breed, see Meishan (pig).

Meishan 眉山
—  Prefecture-level city  —
Chinese transcription(s)
– Simplified	眉山
– Traditional
– Pinyin	Méishān
Location of Meishan Prefecture within Sichuan
Country	China
Province	Sichuan
County-level divisions
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	620000
Area code(s)	28
Website	http://www.ms.gov.cn/

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 People's Republic of China. Meishan is in the southwest of Sichuan Basin.

It belonged to Leshan City before 1997. Then Meishan Area 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 People's Republic of China is a native of Meishan.

Subdivisions

It has 1 county-level district and 5 counties.

Map
#	Name	Hanzi	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2004 est.)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
1	Dongpo District	东坡区	Dōngpō Qū	820,000	1,331	616
2	Renshou County	仁寿县	Rénshòu Xiàn	1,560,000	2,606	599
3	Pengshan County	彭山县	Péngshān Xiàn	320,000	465	688
4	Hongya County	洪雅县	Hóngyǎ Xiàn	340,000	1,948	175
5	Danleng County	丹棱县	Dānléng Xiàn	160,000	449	356
6	Qingshen County	青神县	Qīngshén Xiàn	200,000	387	517

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