Meishan
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 3,000,000 inhabitants in Sichuan province, China. Meishan is in the southwest of Sichuan Basin.
Meishan 眉山市 | |
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 Bao'en Temple, Meishan | |
 Location of Meishan in Sichuan | |
| Coordinates (Meishan municipal government): 30°04′38″N 103°50′54″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Municipal seat | Dongpo District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,173.82 km2 (2,769.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,950,548 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 620000 |
| Area code(s) | 028 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-SC-14 |
| Website | www |
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.
Administrative subdivisions
It has 2 county-level district and 4 counties.
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| Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010) | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
| 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 | 1,948 | 176 |
| Danleng County | 丹棱县 | Dānléng Xiàn | 163,032 | 449 | 363 |
| Qingshen County | 青神县 | Qīngshén Xiàn | 197,029 | 387 | 509 |
History
Notable people
- 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.
- Yuan Chiung-chiung, Taiwanese author whose family originated in the area
Climate
| Climate data for Meishan (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.2 (66.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
32.1 (89.8) |
34.3 (93.7) |
36.1 (97.0) |
36.5 (97.7) |
37.7 (99.9) |
38.1 (100.6) |
36.6 (97.9) |
30.7 (87.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
18.7 (65.7) |
38.1 (100.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 10.1 (50.2) |
12.5 (54.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
22.9 (73.2) |
27.2 (81.0) |
28.7 (83.7) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.3 (86.5) |
26.4 (79.5) |
21.4 (70.5) |
16.8 (62.2) |
11.2 (52.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) |
8.8 (47.8) |
12.8 (55.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
24.4 (75.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.6 (78.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
18.1 (64.6) |
13.4 (56.1) |
8.1 (46.6) |
17.2 (63.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
6.2 (43.2) |
9.5 (49.1) |
14.0 (57.2) |
18.5 (65.3) |
21.2 (70.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.4 (72.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
15.8 (60.4) |
10.9 (51.6) |
5.7 (42.3) |
14.3 (57.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.3 (26.1) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
5.5 (41.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
14.8 (58.6) |
16.7 (62.1) |
17.0 (62.6) |
13.7 (56.7) |
5.3 (41.5) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 11.8 (0.46) |
16.3 (0.64) |
30.2 (1.19) |
57.6 (2.27) |
87.9 (3.46) |
144.0 (5.67) |
231.1 (9.10) |
255.3 (10.05) |
130.4 (5.13) |
46.0 (1.81) |
20.0 (0.79) |
9.0 (0.35) |
1,039.6 (40.92) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 84 | 82 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 84 | 81 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[1] | |||||||||||||
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References
- 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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