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| name                     = Meizhou
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| native_name              = 梅州市
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| other_name               = Mòichû
| motto                    = Capital of Hakkas in the World
| nickname                 = Kezhou ({{lang|zh|客州}})
| settlement_type          = [[Prefecture-level city]]
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|demographics2_title1 = [[Prefecture-level city]]
|demographics2_info1 = [[CN¥]] 130.8 billion<br />[[US$]] 20.3 billion
| demographics2_title2 = Per capita
| demographics2_info2 = CN¥ 33,764<br />US$ 5,234
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'''Meizhou''' ({{zh|t=梅州}}, [[Hakka Chinese]]: Mòichû) is a [[prefecture-level city]] in eastern [[Guangdong]] province, China. It has an area of {{convert|15864.51|km²|abbr=on}}, and a population of 3,873,239 as of the 2020 census. It comprises [[Meijiang District]], [[Meixian District]], [[Xingning City]] and five counties. Its built-up or metro area made up of two urban districts was home to 992,351 inhabitants.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/guangdong/admin/| title = China: Guăngdōng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) – Population Statistics, Charts and Map}}</ref>
==History==
[[Neolithic age]] stone tools and pottery have been discovered in dozens of places in the Meixian district of Meizhou. Ancient kiln sites from the Western Zhou dynasty and bells from the [[Warring States period]] were also found. Before the [[Qin dynasty]], Meizhou was under [[Nanyue]] rule. After Qin unified the Nanyue, Meizhou was belonged to [[Nanhai Commandery]].
The original name of Meizhou was '''Chengxiang''' (程乡), established under the [[prefecture]] of [[Jingzhou (ancient China)|Jingzhou]] during the [[Southern Han]] (917–971). The name was changed to '''Meizhou''' at the 10th century and [[Jiaying Prefecture]] at the 15th century. After 1912, it was changed back to Meizhou, the name comes from the [[Mei River]] and the Chinese name for the [[Prunus mume|plum]] blossom ({{zh|c=梅|p=méi|labels=no}}).<ref>[http://www.gznet.edu.cn/WWW/scn/guangdong/e_mz.html Origin of the name Meizhou] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104115024/http://www.gznet.edu.cn/WWW/scn/guangdong/e_mz.html |date=2013-11-04 }}</ref>
After several subsequent shifts of jurisdiction, it became Meizhou City in 1988. Meizhou is now a  noted historical and cultural city.<ref name="culture">{{cite web
|author      = Ministry of Culture, P.R.China
|publisher   = chinaculture.org
|title       = Meizhou Travel and culture
|url         = http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_travel/2003-09/24/content_35994.htm
|access-date  = 2006-12-27
|url-status     = dead
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20061212110609/http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_travel/2003-09/24/content_35994.htm
|archive-date = 2006-12-12
}}</ref>
==Geography and climate==
Meizhou is located in the northeast of Guangdong Province, bordering [[Fujian]] Province in the northeast and [[Jiangxi]] Province in the northwest. The complex geological structure was formed mainly from granite, spouting rocks, metamorphic rock, shale, sandstone, red rock and limestone.Its administrative area ranges in latitude from 23° 23' to 24° 56' N and in longitude from 115° 18' to 116° 56' E, covering an area of {{convert|15836|km2|abbr=on}}.<ref name="geo">{{cite web
|publisher=meizhou.gov.cn
|title=Meizhou Geography
|url=https://www.meizhou.gov.cn/zjmz/mzgk/zrdl/
}}</ref>
Meizhou has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cfa''), with short, mild, overcast winters and long, very hot, humid summers. The monthly daily average temperature in January is {{convert|12.6|°C|1}}, and in July is {{convert|28.9|°C|1}}. From April to June, rainfall is the heaviest and most frequent. Though striking [[typhoon]]s do not affect the area as much as the coast, the mountainous topography means that flooding is a serious concern.
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|location = Meizhou (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010)
|Jan high C = 	18.5
|Feb high C = 	20.2
|Mar high C = 	22.9
|Apr high C = 	27.0
|May high C = 	30.3
|Jun high C = 	32.4
|Jul high C = 	34.3
|Aug high C = 	33.8
|Sep high C = 	32.4
|Oct high C = 	29.3
|Nov high C = 	25.2
|Dec high C = 	20.2
|Jan mean C = 	12.7
|Feb mean C = 	14.8
|Mar mean C = 	17.8
|Apr mean C = 	22.0
|May mean C = 	25.4
|Jun mean C = 	27.5
|Jul mean C = 	28.9
|Aug mean C = 	28.4
|Sep mean C = 	27.1
|Oct mean C = 	23.7
|Nov mean C = 	19.1
|Dec mean C = 	14.1
|Jan low C = 	8.9
|Feb low C = 	11.1
|Mar low C = 	14.3
|Apr low C = 	18.4
|May low C = 	21.9
|Jun low C = 	24.3
|Jul low C = 	25.1
|Aug low C = 	24.9
|Sep low C = 	23.4
|Oct low C = 	19.5
|Nov low C = 	15.0
|Dec low C = 	10.1
|Jan record high C = 29.5 |Jan record low C = -2.0
|Feb record high C = 33.0 |Feb record low C = -1.4
|Mar record high C = 33.4 |Mar record low C = 0.3
|Apr record high C = 36.0 |Apr record low C = 7.6
|May record high C = 37.4 |May record low C = 13.4
|Jun record high C = 38.4 |Jun record low C = 17.6
|Jul record high C = 39.5 |Jul record low C = 20.5
|Aug record high C = 38.6 |Aug record low C = 19.9
|Sep record high C = 38.0 |Sep record low C = 15.1
|Oct record high C = 36.3 |Oct record low C = 5.0
|Nov record high C = 34.8 |Nov record low C = 0.4
|Dec record high C = 30.2 |Dec record low C = -3.3
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|year high F = |year low F =
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|Jan precipitation mm = 	55.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 	75.4
|Mar precipitation mm = 	142.2
|Apr precipitation mm = 	180.8
|May precipitation mm = 	199.6
|Jun precipitation mm = 	238.3
|Jul precipitation mm = 	151.2
|Aug precipitation mm = 	207.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 	112.7
|Oct precipitation mm = 	36.1
|Nov precipitation mm = 	42.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 	43.0
|Jan humidity = 	74
|Feb humidity = 	76
|Mar humidity = 	78
|Apr humidity = 	78
|May humidity = 	78
|Jun humidity = 	80
|Jul humidity = 	75
|Aug humidity = 	78
|Sep humidity = 	76
|Oct humidity = 	71
|Nov humidity = 	72
|Dec humidity = 	72
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 	7.5
|Feb precipitation days = 	10.4
|Mar precipitation days = 	14.6
|Apr precipitation days = 	14.7
|May precipitation days = 	16.5
|Jun precipitation days = 	18.0
|Jul precipitation days = 	14.8
|Aug precipitation days = 	17.4
|Sep precipitation days = 	12.0
|Oct precipitation days = 	4.7
|Nov precipitation days = 	5.3
|Dec precipitation days = 	6.3
|year precipitation days =
|Jan sun = 	123.8
|Feb sun = 	102.6
|Mar sun = 	96.6
|Apr sun = 	109.2
|May sun = 	134.5
|Jun sun = 	152.1
|Jul sun = 	217.3
|Aug sun = 	197.4
|Sep sun = 	185.9
|Oct sun = 	186.1
|Nov sun = 	161.3
|Dec sun = 	144.2
|year sun =
| Jan percentsun = 	37
| Feb percentsun = 	32
| Mar percentsun = 	26
| Apr percentsun = 	29
| May percentsun = 	33
| Jun percentsun = 	37
| Jul percentsun = 	52
| Aug percentsun = 	49
| Sep percentsun = 	51
| Oct percentsun = 	52
| Nov percentsun = 	49
| Dec percentsun = 	44
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|source 1 = [[China Meteorological Administration]]<ref name="cma graphical">{{cite web |url=http://data.cma.cn/data/weatherBk.html |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data |publisher=[[China Meteorological Administration]] |language = zh-hans |access-date=28 May 2023}}</ref><ref>
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| source 2 = Weather China<ref name = Clim>{{cite web
| url = http://www.weather.com.cn/cityintro/101280401.shtml?
| script-title=zh:梅州 – 气象数据 -中国天气网
| publisher = Weather China
| language = zh
| access-date = 27 November 2022}}</ref>
}}
==Administration==
The municipal government, [[Intermediate people's court|Intermediate Court]], [[Communist Party of China|CPC]] office and [[Public security bureau (China)|Public Security Bureau]] are located in the [[Jiangnan Subdistrict, Meizhou|Jiangnan Subdistrict]] of the [[Meijiang District]], on the right bank of [[Mei River]].
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*A second district of Meizhou is [[Jiangbei District, Meizhou|Jiangbei (江北)]], on the left bank. The two urban areas are joined by many road and foot bridges.
Both of these are subdistricts of Meijiang District.
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{{Image label|x=170|y=330|scale=450/750|text=[[Xingning, Guangdong|'''Xingning<br />{{small|(city)}}''']]}}
{{Image label|x=420|y=480|scale=450/750|text=[[Fengshun County|'''Fengshun<br />County''']]}}
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{{Image label|x=240|y=120|scale=450/750|text=[[Pingyuan County, Guangdong|'''Pingyuan<br />County''']]}}
{{Image label|x=370|y=120|scale=450/750|text=[[Jiaoling County|'''Jiaoling<br />County''']]}}
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! Name
! Simplified Chinese
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! Population<br />{{nowrap|(2010 census)}}
! Area<br />(km<sup>2</sup>)
! Density<br />(/km<sup>2</sup>)
|-
|[[Meijiang District]]
|{{lang|zh-hans|梅江区}}
|Méijiāng Qū
|380,771
|570.62
|667
|-
|[[Meixian District]]
|{{lang|zh-hans|梅县区}}
|Méixiàn Qū
|554,745
|2,476.87
|224
|-
|[[Dabu County]]
|{{lang|zh-hans|大埔县}}
|Dàbù Xiàn
|374,666
|2,461.82
|152
|-
|[[Fengshun County]]
|{{lang|zh-hans|丰顺县}}
|Fēngshùn Xiàn
|478,974
|2,706.34
|177
|-
|[[Wuhua County]]
|{{lang|zh-hans|五华县}}
|Wǔhuá Xiàn
|1,050,528
|3,237.83
|324
|-
|[[Pingyuan County, Guangdong|Pingyuan County]]
|{{lang|zh-hans|平远县}}
|Píngyuǎn Xiàn
|230,045
|1,373.98
|167
|-
|[[Jiaoling County]]
|{{lang|zh-hans|蕉岭县}}
|Jiāolǐng Xiàn
|205,849
|961.64
|214
|-
|[[Xingning, Guangdong|Xingning]]
|{{lang|zh-hans|兴宁市}}
|Xīngníng Shì
|962,883
|2,075.39
|464
|}
==Economy==
Meizhou is rich in mineral and tourism resources. It has 48 kinds of minerals including coal, iron, limestone, rare clay and porcelain clay amongst others. Of these reserves manganese is ranked first in Guangdong Province. Meizhou has plenty of water resources, hot springs and certified mineral waters. There are tourism resources such as cultural historic sites constructed during the [[Tang dynasty]], former residences of notable figures, natural scenery of all kinds, and unique Hakka cultural sights.<ref name="gddoftec">{{cite web
|title=Investment Environment
|url=http://www.gddoftec.gov.cn/sq/en/tz_mz.html
|access-date=2006-12-27
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061014114829/http://www.gddoftec.gov.cn/sq/en/tz_mz.html
|archive-date=2006-10-14
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>
==Transport==
Meizhou is a communication hub for the three provinces of Guangdong, [[Fujian]], and [[Jiangxi]] and the bridge connecting the coastal and the inland areas. State  Highways 205 and 206 run across the city. Expressways, state, provincial county and  village highways extend to all parts.
In 2019 the city became the terminus for the [[Meizhou–Chaoshan high-speed railway]] which opened a new station at {{rws|Meizhou West}} providing high-speed rail links to [[Guangzhou]], [[Zhuhai]], [[Shenzhen]], [[Shantou]], [[Chaoshan]], [[Yichang]] and [[Xiamen]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Meizhou West Station Departure Info |url=http://cnrail.geogv.org/enus/departure-list/89610054 |website=China Rail Map |access-date=25 October 2019}}</ref> The [[Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou railway]] and [[Meizhou-Kanshi Railway]] use Meizhou railway station in the city providing regular rail connections to [[Guangzhou]], [[Xiamen]], [[Shantou]], [[Shenzhen]], [[Dabu County|Dapu]], [[Wuchang]] and [[Kunming]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Meizhou Station Departure Info |url=http://cnrail.geogv.org/enus/departure-list/4820708 |website=China Rail Map |access-date=25 October 2019}}</ref>
The city is served by the regional [[Meizhou Meixian Airport]], with regular air routes to [[Guangzhou]] and [[Hong Kong]].
By water, the [[Mei River]] and  Han River reach [[Chaozhou]]  and [[Shantou]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.getgd.net/gd_city/meizou/mzintr.e.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060822120202/http://www.getgd.net/gd_city/meizou/mzintr.e.html|title=Meizhou City – Transport|archive-date=2006-08-22}}</ref>
[[Image:Meijiang River Night Scene.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A view of the Mei River in Meizhou at night]]
==Culture==
The [[Meixian dialect]] is considered the standard [[Hakka dialect]], along with the neighboring [[Mei County, Guangdong|Mei County]] and [[Dabu County]].<ref>Far East Society</ref>
[[Hakka people]] are a unique ethnic group of [[Han Chinese]] originally from around the [[Yellow River]] area, who later migrated south to avoid the chaos of war centuries ago. Due to hostility towards the new immigrants, many were forced into the mountainous regions of Guangdong Province. This migratory tradition has continued with the redistribution of Hakka people to the most remote parts of the world. Many people in Meizhou emigrated during the last century to earn money for their families, with some returning to build in their hometowns.
Many buildings are named after famous people in Meizhou, built by returning Hakkas and overseas diaspora Hakkas.
Because of its mountainous location, Meizhou has numerous natural scenic areas and good air quality. Many visitors come to the Yannanfei Tea Garden to climb the mountain.
==Education==
Education in Meizhou has been highly valued since ancient times. The city is home to [[Jiaying University]], a local university which also attracts Hakka students from other provinces. The university is also known for its research into [[Hakka]] culture.
==Food==
During the period after August or September, a sea of [[pomelos]] can be seen, especially in village orchards.
[[Image:Citrus maxima0.jpg|right|thumb|130px|Pomelos]]
[[Image:Saltchicken.jpg|right|130px|thumb|Salt baked chicken]]
[[Salt baked chicken]] is among the most well-known [[Hakka cuisine|Hakka dishes]], found also in many other cities. Another local dish is [[Yong tau foo]] (stuffed [[tofu]]). It is said that when Hakka people first came south, there was no wheat flour for dumplings. So they substituted tofu. Meat based fillings give a special taste that became a feature of Hakka cuisine. Preserved beef and ginger candies are also locally popular.
==Notable people==
[[File:Luo Fangbo.jpg|thumb|Low Lan Pak]]
*[[Luo Fangbo|Low Lan Pak]], founder of the [[Lanfang Republic]] and first Chinese person to be titled as '[[President (government title)|President]]'.
*[[Tjong Yong Hian]] (1850–1911), Chinese Hakka kapitan governor of [[Medan]].
*[[Tjong A Fie]] (1860{{ndash}}1921), [[Hakka Chinese people|Hakka Chinese]] businessman, banker and [[Kapitan Cina|kapitan]] (Chinese major) who built a large plantation business in [[Sumatra, Indonesia]].
*[[Huang Zunxian]] (1848{{ndash}}1905), diplomat and reformer
*[[Francis Xavier Ford]] (1892{{ndash}}1952),  first Catholic bishop of Meizhou (Kaying)
*[[Xie Jinyuan]] (1905{{ndash}}1941), [[Kuomintang|Chinese Nationalist]] military officer famous for commanding the [[Defense of Sihang Warehouse]] during the [[Battle of Shanghai]] in the [[Second World War]].
*[[Seng Saekhu]] ({{circa|1840s}}{{ndash}}unknown), [[Thai Chinese]] [[Farm (revenue leasing)|tax farmer]], the patriarch of the [[Shinawatra family|Shinawatra clan]] and the great-grandfather of [[Thaksin Shinawatra]] ([[Thailand|Thai]] businessman, politician, visiting professor and former [[Prime Minister of Thailand]]) and [[Yingluck Shinawatra]] (Thai businesswoman, politician, member of the [[Pheu Thai Party]] and [[Thailand]]'s first female prime minister).
*[[Ye Jianying]] (1897{{ndash}}1986), Chinese military general
*[[Lin Fengmian]] (1900{{ndash}}1991), painter
*[[Li Huitang|Lee Wai Tong]] (1905{{ndash}}1979), Chinese footballer
*[[Arthur Chung]] (1918{{ndash}}2008), 1st President of Guyana
*[[Liu Fuzhi]] (1917{{ndash}}2013), Chinese politician
*[[Leslie Cheung]] (1956{{ndash}}2003), Hong Kong [[Cantopop]] singer
*[[Zhu Fenglian]] (1977), spokesperson of the [[Taiwan Affairs Office]]
*[[Chen Qiqiu]] (1978), former badminton player and currently a coach
*[[Liu Xijun]] (1988), singer
*[[Jana Chen]] (1989), singer
*[[Nathan Tjoe-A-On]] (2001), Indonesian footballer of Hakka ancestry
==Gallery==
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Image:Meizhou New Century Square.jpg|Jiaying University, Meizhou - New Century Square (located in the center of the main campus)
Image:Youluo Street, Meizhou (20200929092821).jpg|Youluo Street, Meizhou
File:1999-10-16 Meizhou ricepaddy field.jpg|Meizhou rice paddy
image:Mei Zhou.jpg|Meizhou street corner.
image:Road in Meizhou.jpg|Meizhou Jiang Nan Rd.
</gallery>
==See also==
*[[Hakka people]]
*[[Hakka cuisine]]
*[[Horn House]]
==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Meizhou}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061230175722/http://www.meizhou.gov.cn/ Official Meizhou Government website.]
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