Meishan

Meishan

眉山市
Meishan 眉山市
Prefecture-level city
	Bao'en Temple, Meishan
	Location of Meishan in Sichuan
	Coordinates (Meishan municipal government): 30°04′38″N 103°50′54″E / 30.0771°N 103.8484°ECoordinates: 30°04′38″N 103°50′54″E / 30.0771°N 103.8484°E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Sichuan
Municipal seat	Dongpo District
Area
• Prefecture-level city	7,173.82 km2 (2,769.83 sq mi)
• Urban	1,796.1 km2 (693.5 sq mi)
• Metro	1,796.1 km2 (693.5 sq mi)
Population (2010 census)
• Prefecture-level city	2,950,545
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
• Urban	1,107,742
• Urban density	620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
• Metro	1,107,742
• Metro density	620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	620000
Area code(s)	028
ISO 3166 code	CN-SC-14
Website	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 2,950,545 inhabitants as of 2010 census whom 1,107,742 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of the 2 urban districts of Dongpo and Pengshan.^[2] Its located in Sichuan province, China. Meishan is in the southwest of Sichuan Basin.

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.

Map
Dongpo Pengshan Renshou County Hongya County Danleng County Qingshen County
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	1,896	181
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[]

showClimate data for Meishan (1981−2010)
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^[3]