Meijiang district, Meizhou City, Guangdong Province

Meijiang district, Meijiang district, Meizhou City, Guangdong Province, is located in the northeast of Guangdong Province and the middle of Meizhou city. Its geographical location is between 23 ° 27 'n and 23 ° 95' n and 115 ° 72 'e and 115 ° 97' E. It is adjacent to Chengdong Town, Yanyang town and Yinjiang town of Dapu County in the East, Meinan town in the south, Chengjiang Town, Fuda town and Daping town in the west, and Shifan town in the north. It is the political, economic, cultural and transportation center of Meizhou City, and also the "best district" of Meizhou city. By the end of 2019, the permanent resident population of Meijiang district is 423980.

Meijiang district is the former Central Soviet area county, the National Garden City, the National Health City, the national compulsory education development basic balanced area, and the national youth campus football reform experimental area. It is a famous hometown of culture, overseas Chinese and football.

Meijiang district is a national historical and cultural city with many places of interest and rich cultural heritage. There are 14 cultural relic protection units at all levels, such as renjinglu, Qianfo pagoda, Dongshan academy, Meijiang bridge, Meizhou academy, Bajiaoting, and many unsettled cultural relics, such as pankeng Gongwang, Yifu hall, etc., famous schools such as Jiaying College, Dongshan middle school, Meizhou middle school, famous streets such as Zhongshan Road, Lingfeng Road, Zhongyuan Road, Yuancheng Road, Xi Shiwu, wugouban, Meicheng folk song, Wulong, Jinshi, naobayin 33 district level intangible cultural heritage protection projects, such as "Confucius sage".

In 2019, the GDP of Meijiang district will reach 27639.27 million yuan, an increase of 3.6% over the previous year. The per capita GDP of the whole region was 65225 yuan, an increase of 3.5%.

Historical evolution

Meizhou city is composed of Meijiang district and Meixian district. During the 500 years from the establishment of Chengxiang County in Haiyang County in the Southern Dynasty to Meizhou in the early Song Dynasty, there was no city in the state or county. In 945 (the third year of Qianhe in the Southern Han Dynasty), Jingzhou was set up in Chengxiang and led Chengxiang to a county. In 971, it was renamed Meizhou. In the fourth year of emperor you of Song Dynasty (1052), the earth city was built in the north of the Meicheng River, 450.3 Zhang (about 1499 meters) long. In the Ming Dynasty, Meizhou was removed and Chengxiang county was restored. In 1385, the western city wall was demolished and the county seat was expanded, 985 feet (about 3250 meters) long.

In 1733 (the 11th year of Yongzheng reign of Qing Dynasty), it was promoted to Zhili Prefecture of Jiaying. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the urban area of Jiaying Prefecture expanded. Jurisdiction East Street, West Street 2 fort. East Street governs Yijia to Shijia, jinshanjia and panguifang; West Street governs Yijia to Shijia, zengjingjia, hongxingfang, shedianjia, baiguowei and wuliaosha.

In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), after Jiaying Prefecture was changed to Meixian County, the county still governed the East Street and the West Street. In the 20th year of the Republic of China (1931), it was changed from Fort to district and township. The county has jurisdiction over Fucheng, Chengnei, zhongxiaoli, baiguowei, huangnidun, hongxingfang, xiashengsheng and wuliaosha. In the 26th year of the Republic of China (1937), Meixian County was reorganized into District Township, and the county was called Meicheng town.

In May 1949, when the new administrative district was set up after the liberation of Meixian County, the county was still called Meicheng, but the administrative district was called inner city district. In March 1950, it was renamed Meicheng town.

From September to November 1958, during the period of communization, Meicheng town was renamed Meicheng satellite people's commune. In January 1959, it was renamed Meicheng people's commune.

In August 1975, Meicheng town was changed into Meizhou town (still under Meixian County). In December 1978, Meizhou town was separated from Meixian County, upgraded from district level to county level, and renamed as Meizhou City, under the jurisdiction of Meixian district. In 1982, the basic administrative district of Meizhou city set up four offices in the Eastern District, the Central District, the western district and the Southern District, and four communes in the eastern suburb, the western suburb, Jiangnan and Meijiang. It has 32 neighborhood committees, 29 production brigades and 395 production brigades.

In June 1983, Meixian County and Meizhou City merged, initially known as Meizhou city. In September of the same year, they were renamed Meixian city. After the merger of counties and cities, Jiangnan commune was abolished and merged into the Southern District, with Southern District, Eastern District, central district and Western District in the urban area.

In November 1983, the grassroots government abolished the system of people's commune, restored the system of district and village, cancelled the name of people's commune, changed the original commune into district and set up district office. The production brigade or regiment should be changed into a township, and the Township People's government should be set up; the villagers' committee should be set up according to the farmers' settlement and natural village, as a grassroots mass autonomous organization. Meixian city has 31 rural areas, 4 urban sub district offices and 1 district level town directly under the central government; 271 townships, 10 township level towns and 34 neighborhood committees are set below the district; 849 villages are set below the township.

In April 1987, the system of districts and small townships was abolished and the township system was changed. A total of 10 townships, 22 towns and 4 urban sub district offices were set up in the county (North District was added in August, with a total of 5 urban districts). It has 451 villages, 61 neighborhood committees and 5395 villager groups.

In January 1988, Guangdong implemented the system of city Governing County, and Meixian area was changed to Meizhou city. In March, the organizational system of Meixian city was abolished, and the administrative division of the former Meixian city was set up as Meixian and Meijiang district at the county level. Meijiang district was formed by five townships in the urban and suburban areas of the former Meixian City, and was a county-level district directly under the central government of Meizhou city.

In October 2013, the State Council agreed to abolish Meixian in Meizhou City, ending the county governance and establishing Meixian District in Meizhou city. Meijiang district and Meixian District belong to Meizhou city.

In December 1978, Meizhou town was separated from Meixian County to establish Meizhou City, which was under the jurisdiction of Meixian district. In June 1983, Meixian County and Meizhou City merged, initially known as Meizhou city. In September of the same year, they were renamed Meixian city. In January 1988, Guangdong implemented the system of city Governing County, and Meixian area was changed into prefecture level Meizhou city; in March, the system of county-level Meixian city was abolished and divided into Meixian County and Meijiang district at the county level. Meijiang district was formed by five towns in the urban and suburban areas of Meixian City.

In 1996, Meijiang district covers an area of 298.4 square kilometers and has a population of about 280000. It has jurisdiction over 5 streets, 2 towns and 3 townships: Jinshan street, Wuzhou street, Dongshan street, Jiangnan street, Chengxi street, Sanjiao Town, Changsha Town, Dongjiao Township, Chengbei Township and Xijiao township. The district government is located in the old district of Meizhou.

According to the fifth census in 2000, the total resident population of Meijiang district (5 streets and 5 towns) is 313821, including 27471 in Dongshan street, 18639 in Jinshan street, 17109 in Chengxi street, 72418 in Jiangnan street, 21758 in Wuzhou street, 34320 in Dongjiao Town, 23980 in Xijiao Town, 50564 in Sanjiao Town, 10320 in Changsha Town and 37242 in Chengbei town.

In the first half of 2002, Meijiang district governed five streets in Chengxi, Wuzhou, Jinshan, Dongshan and Jiangnan, and five towns in Changsha, Sanjiao, Chengbei, Dongjiao and Xijiao, with a total of 60 village committees and 55 neighborhood committees. In July 2002, Dongshan street and Dongjiao town were abolished and merged into Jinshan street; Chengxi street and Xijiao town were abolished and Xijiao street was established; Wuzhou street was abolished and merged into Chengbei town; the number of village committees and communities was merged from 116 to 92.

On March 6, 2019, the Central Propaganda Department, the Ministry of finance, the Ministry of culture and tourism, and the State Administration of cultural relics announced the list of counties for the protection and utilization of revolutionary cultural relics (the first batch), in which Meijiang district was included.

administrative division

In January 1988, the system of city governing county was implemented in Guangdong, and Meixian area was changed to Meizhou city. In March, the construction of Meixian city was abolished, and the administrative division of Meixian city was set up as Meixian and Meijiang district at county level. Meijiang district was established by five offices in the urban area of Meixian city (Jinshan, Dongshan, huangtang, Wuzhou, Jiangnan) and five towns in the suburbs (Chengbei, Dongjiao, Xijiao, Changsha, Sanjiao) Meizhou City, a county-level district directly under the central government, is located at 51 Zhongyuan East Road, Jiangbei, Meicheng.

In 1989, huangtang office was renamed Chengxi office with the approval of the provincial government because it was easily confused by the names of shanghuangtang, xiahuangtang and huangtang neighborhood committee.

In 1998, according to the regulations of the provincial government, the rural grass-roots management system was straightened out, the administrative district office was abolished, and the villagers' committee was established. 60 villager committees have been set up in 60 administrative district offices of 5 rural townships.

In 1999, with the approval of the provincial government, the system of Chengbei Township, Dongjiao Township and Xijiao township was abolished, and Chengbei Town, Dongjiao town and Xijiao town were established.

In July 2002, with the approval of the provincial government, the administrative divisions of some towns and offices in Meijiang district were adjusted. Dongshan sub district office and Dongjiao town will be abolished, their administrative areas will be merged into Jinshan sub district office, Xijiao town and Chengxi sub district office will be abolished, Xijiao sub district office will be established, Wuzhou sub district office will be abolished, and their administrative areas will be merged into Chengbei town. After the adjustment, Meijiang district has jurisdiction over three towns of Changsha, Sanjiao and Chengbei, three sub district offices of Jinshan, Xijiao and Jiangnan, 54 villagers' committees and 38 community residents' committees.

On September 23, 2012, with the consent of the provincial people's government, the Department of civil affairs of Guangdong Province issued the reply of the Department of civil affairs of Guangdong Province on Approving the transfer of Meixian Xiyang town to Meijiang district of Meizhou City, and approved the transfer of Meixian Xiyang town to Meijiang district of Meizhou city. After the adjustment, Meijiang district of Meizhou city has jurisdiction over four towns of Changsha, Sanjiao, Chengbei and Xiyang, and three sub district offices of Xijiao, Jinshan and Jiangnan.

In 2017, Meijiang district has jurisdiction over four towns, namely Changsha Town, Sanjiao Town, Chengbei town and Xiyang Town, three streets, namely Xijiao street, Jinshan street and Jiangnan street, 81 villagers' committees and 45 community residents' committees.

geographical environment

Location context

Meijiang district is located in the northeast of Guangdong Province, in the middle reaches of Meijiang River and the middle of Meizhou city. It borders Yanyang town of Meixian district and Yinjiang town of Dapu County in the East, Fengshun County and Meinan town of Meixian District in the south, Chengjiang town and Daping town of Meixian District in the West, Shifan town and Chengdong town of Meixian District in the north. The total area of the area is 570.61 square kilometers

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