Mei County, Baoji City, Shaanxi Province

Meixian County, belonging to Baoji City, Shaanxi Province, is called "Meiwu" in ancient times. It is located at the foot of Taibai Mountain, the main peak of Qinling Mountains, and crosses Weihe River in the north. It is between 107 ° 39 ′ - 108 ° 00 ′ E and 33 ° 59 ′ - 34 ° 19 ′ n with a total area of 863 square kilometers.

Meixian is one of the birthplaces of the Western Zhou culture. Many national treasures such as bronze wares of the Western Zhou Dynasty and chime bells of the Warring States period have been unearthed in Meixian. In 2003, 27 bronze wares of the Western Zhou Dynasty were unearthed, which are known as major archaeological discoveries in the 21st century. Meixian is the hometown of Bai Qi, a great general in the pre Qin period, FA Zheng, a famous official in the Shu and Han Dynasties of the Three Kingdoms, Wang Tao, a medical expert in the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Zai, a deputy scholar in the Song Dynasty (also known as Guan Xue because his theory was founded in Guanzhong), and Li Da, a general of the Republic of China.

In 2019, Mei County administered 1 streets and 7 towns, and 1 tourist areas and 1 Forest Park, with 324 thousand and 608 registered residence population, achieving 16 billion 121 million 470 thousand yuan in gross domestic product (GDP). Among them, the first industry added 2 billion 392 million 160 thousand yuan, second industries increased by 8 billion 573 million 990 thousand yuan, third industries increased by 5 billion 155 million 320 thousand yuan, and the per capita GDP was third yuan.

In July 2020, the National Patriotic Health Association confirmed Meixian as the national health county in 2019.

Historical evolution

The origin of place names

Mei County was formerly known as Yi county. The word "Zhen" comes from the book of songs, Da Ya, song Gao: "Shen Bo, Xin Mai, Wang Shu, Yu". The record of "Bai Qi, the great general in the reign of King Zhao of Qin, was a man of Zhen" in Shiji proves that he set up a county in Zhen. Since the establishment of the county, there have been Wugong, Tai county, Wei County, Rong County, Hanguang County, Xinguang County, Anhan County, Wei County, Pingyang County, meiyang County, Zhoucheng County, Weibin County, Fengquan County, Wentang County, Shilin County, Zhouzhi County, Mei County and other counties.

History of construction

In the Paleolithic age, there were human activities in Meixian County today. The 32 sites of Yangshao culture and Longshan culture of primitive society throughout the county confirm the footprints of ancient human activities here.

Meixian, in the Xia and Shang Dynasties, Weishui was a Wei state in the South and Tai state in the north.

In the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Weishui river was located in the north of the Weishui River, which belonged to the state of Tai in the East and the city of Wei in the West. During the reign of Jiman, King Mu of Zhou (1022-975 BC), the descendants of Shuqi made great contributions to the Western patrol, and were granted marquis by King Mu of Zhou. It was called "xishen state" because of its name of marquis Shen, which was the earliest Shen state. Its former capital is located in Pingyang (now Meixian County, Baoji City, Shaanxi Province).

The establishment of the county began in the spring and Autumn period. Its original name was zhuiwu.

In the Warring States period, Zhen County was officially established, with Baiqi city in its territory. Today, Weinan of Meixian County has been named Wugong County since the 12th year of emperor Xiaogong of Qin Dynasty (350 BC).

Qin Shihuang unified the whole world and implemented the system of prefectures and counties. In today's Meixian County, Rong County was first set up in the north of Weishui River, and then it was changed to He county. The first one is in the west of today's Changxing Town, and the second one is in today's chequan village.

In the Western Han Dynasty, Weinan was still a Wugong County.

In the fifth year of Xinmang's reign, Wugong County was chosen as the land of anhangong, which was renamed hanguangyi.

In the early Eastern Han Dynasty (25 years), Wugong County and Tai county were abolished. In the eighth year of Yongping (65th year), Wugong County was reestablished in Taicheng, which is located in the north of Weishui river. In 189, Emperor Xian changed Guangyi into Anhan county.

In 287, the eighth year of Taikang in the Western Jin Dynasty, Meidi was now called the state of Qin, and later it was restored to Fuxian county.

The former Zhao Dynasty, today's Meidi, is called Zhucheng.

In the sixth year of Taiping Zhenjun (445) of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the county was changed to Pingyang County.

In 538, the fourth year of Datong in the Western Wei Dynasty, Pingyang was changed to be called Yicheng County.

In the first year of Baoding in the Northern Zhou Dynasty (561), Wentang county was set up, with jurisdiction over the western part of Zhouzhi County and the eastern part of Weishui River in Meixian County. In the first year of Tianhe (566), Yunzhou was established in Xiecheng (now the Fifth Village) in the southwest of the county. In the third year of Jiande (574), Wucheng county (north of Weishui River) and Wentang county (south of Weishui River) were abolished, and the county land was merged into Zhoucheng County; in that year, Zhoucheng county was moved from jingdangzhou town of Qishan County to Xiecheng (the former site was in the fifth Village); in that year, Yunzhou was abolished.

Sui kaihuang eighteen years (598), changed Zhoucheng County, said Weibin county. Daye two years (606 years), Weibin County, said Wei county. In the second year of Yining (618), Fengquan county was set up in the east of He county, and Yicheng County was set up in He county.

In the first year of Wude (618), Yicheng County was changed to Qizhou, and in the third year (620), it was abolished, and the county was moved to its present site. In the eighth year of Zhenguan (634), Fengquan county was abolished and its land was merged into Luo County.

In the first month of the third year of Jingyou (1037) of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Imperial Academy was appointed to assess the third class state, and Yicheng was a small state.

Jin was made in the Northern Song Dynasty.

In 1279, the emperor Shizu of the early Yuan Dynasty established Shilin County in the East. In the first year of the reign of Emperor Shun to Yuan Dynasty (1335), Fuzhou was rebuilt as Fuxian County, and Shilin County was abandoned, and its land was restored to Fuxian county. Since then, nearly 700 years, it has been known as Zhen County.

In the Qing Dynasty, Zhen County was under the jurisdiction of Fengxiang Prefecture.

At the beginning of the Republic of China, it belonged to Guanzhong road. Soon after that, the national division was redrawn and the rule of Dao was abolished. Fu County was one of the 92 counties under the jurisdiction of Shaanxi Province. In 1938, it was transferred to the office of the ninth inspector general of Shaanxi Province.

Liberated in July 1949, it is one of the counties under the jurisdiction of Baoji City.

On December 1, 1958, according to the notice of the State Council on adjusting the scale of counties and cities, small counties were removed and large counties merged, and the establishment of Yi county was abolished and merged into Zhouzhi County. In September 1961, Zhouzhen divided the county and restored it.

In September 1964, according to the State Council's "Chinese character simplification plan" and the notice of the higher authorities, the word "郿" was changed to "Mei", and then it became Meixian.

administrative division

Division evolution

The Western Han Dynasty followed the Qin Dynasty.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were five families below the county level, ten families below the county level, one hundred families below the county level, one hundred families above the county level and one hundred families above the county level.

In the Three Kingdoms of Cao Wei, the Han system was still followed.

In the northern and Southern Dynasties, she county was under the jurisdiction of the later Zhao Dynasty, the former Qin Dynasty, the later Qin Dynasty, the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Western Wei Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty. In the Western Wei Dynasty, the following structures were established: five families established a neighborhood leader, five neighbors established a neighborhood leader, and five neighbors established a party leader.

It was established in the Sui Dynasty, with five families as its guarantee and one Baozheng; five baos as its Lu and one LUZHENG; four Lu as its clan and one clan Zheng. A hundred households are Li, and Li Chang is set. Five hundred households are townships, with Township heads set up.

In the Tang Dynasty, the "village system" was restored, with 100 households as the village and Li Zheng as the center, and 500 households as the village and senior citizens as the center. The following three families are for protection and four are neighbors. In the city, there is a square and a square chief.

At the beginning of Song Dynasty, the system of Tang Dynasty was followed, and the village was used to control Li. In the county set yamen front in the main, tube street.

From 1264 to 1368, there were 28 communities in three townships.

During the reign of emperor Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, the ten families were used as the cards, and the cards were set with the head, also known as the jia chang. Ten cards for a, a has a head, also known as the total a. Ten for the protection, keep Baochang, also known as Baozheng. During the Kangxi and Qianlong periods, Meixian was still a "township system". There are three townships and 19 Li in the county.

In March of the first year of the Republic of China (1912), the county was still 19 Li. At the end of the thirtieth year of the Republic of China (1941), there were seven townships in the county, 61 Bao, 1292a. In 1946, there were three townships and four towns in the county, under the jurisdiction of 56 counties. In the 36th year of the Republic of China (1947), the number of the first township's jurisdiction increased from the original 7 to 9, and the number of Qi township's jurisdiction decreased from the original 10 to 8. The number of other township's jurisdiction remained unchanged until May 1949.

On May 22, 1949, the sixth division of the second army of the people's Liberation Army under the leadership of the Communist Party of China liberated the county. The county Party committee and the county people's government were stationed in Shoushan (now Chengguan town), and there were seven district offices in the county.

In 1958, according to the notice of the State Council, the establishment of Wei county was cancelled on December 1, and the original people's communes of Taibai, Dongfeng, Jinxing and Hongqi in Wei county were merged into Zhouzhi County; the former people's communes of Weibei (now Changxing town and Majia town) were merged into Fengxiang county. At the same time, the original red flag people's commune was renamed Shoushan people's Commune and moved from Qi town to Shoushan town (now Chengguan). During the period when Fuxian county was merged into Zhouzhi Daxian County, other communes, administrative regions, production teams and production teams had not changed.

On September 1, 1961, the county system was restored. The county is still located in Shoushan town (now Chengguan). The county is divided into 13 people's communes, with 154 production teams and 884 production teams (soon, Anle commune returned to Qishan County).

At the beginning of 1984, the commune was changed into a township. The former Chengguan commune was merged with Chengguan Town, which was called Chengguan town. The county was divided into 5 towns and 7 townships.

On July 7, 2011, with the approval of Shaanxi Provincial People's government, Meixian County abolished the original Majia town and merged it into Changxing Town, and Qinghua township was merged into Hengqu town.

After the administrative division reform of Shaanxi Province in 2011, the county has jurisdiction over eight towns: Shoushan Town, Hengqu Town, huaiya Town, Tangyu Town, Changxing Town, Jinqu Town, Yingtou town and Qi town. The township level administrative establishment has been completely abolished, with a total of four residential communities, 123 administrative villages and 882 villager groups.

Current situation of regionalization

In 2019, Mei County will have one street, seven towns, one tourist area and one forest park. The people's Government of Mei county is located in Shoushan street.

geographical environment

Location context

Meixian County is located in the west of Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi Province, with Qinling Mountains in the South and Weishui River in the north. It belongs to the gully region of the middle reaches of the Yellow River. Zhouzhi County in the East, Qishan County in the West and Fufeng County in the north. It is between 107 ° 39 ′ - 108 ° 00 ′ E and 33 ° 59 ′ - 34 ° 19 ′ n with a total area of 863 square kilometers. The county is 35 kilometers away from Yangling agricultural high tech industry demonstration zone in the East, 125 kilometers away from Xi'an City in the East and 65 kilometers away from Baoji City in the West.

geological structure

Meixian

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