Why visit Meizhou
Townapedia lists 9 museums and landmarks, 23 parks and trails, 199 places to eat, 56 places to stay and 7 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Jianying Jinian Bridge, Jiaying University, Huang Zunxian Memorial and 东山书院.
Weather in Meizhou
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About Meizhou
Meizhou (Chinese: 梅州, Hakka Chinese: Mòichû) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Guangdong province, China. It has an area of 15,864.51 km2 (6,125.32 sq mi), 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.
From the Wikipedia article Meizhou (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Things to do7
Jianying Jinian Bridge
Bridge · 1.9 km
Bridge in People's Republic of China
Jiaying University
School · 4.3 km
Public university based in Guangdong Province, southern China
Museums and landmarks9
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Parks, trails and playgrounds23
11 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes199
187 more on the map.
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.
Meizhou was historically known as Chengxiang (程鄉) and Jiaying (嘉應), and the local saying — "Before there was Meizhou, there was Jiaying; before there was Jiaying, there was Chengxiang" (未有梅州，先有嘉應；未有嘉應，先有程鄉) — summarizes the evolution of its place names.
From the Southern Qi empire through the early Republic, the region was called Chengxiang, because in the first year of Yongming (483 CE) the Southern Qi court carved out part of Haiyang County to establish Chengxiang County, marking the beginning of Meizhou's county‑level administration. According to tradition, the name "Chengxiang" commemorates the virtuous scholar Cheng Min (程旼), who lived in seclusion and taught in the area.
In the fourth year of the Northern Song's Kaibao era (971 CE), the region was reorganized as Meizhou, with Chengxiang County serving as the attached county of the prefectural seat. During the Ming dynasty, Meizhou Prefecture was once abolished, and Chengxiang County was placed under the jurisdiction of Chaozhou Prefecture and later Huizhou Prefecture.
From the History section of Meizhou on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay56
Churches and places of worship3
Shopping71
Gas and EV charging14
Schools, colleges and libraries77
Healthcare105
Map of Meizhou
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Getting there and nearby towns
Meizhou Meixian Airport (MXZ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 4 km away.
- Shuikou 41 km southwest, about 41 min by car
- Xingning 43 km west, about 43 min by car
- Shuizhai 54 km southwest, about 54 min by car
- Hedong 53 km southwest, about 53 min by car
- Huacheng 57 km southwest, about 57 min by car
- Hengbei 60 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Anliu 79 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Jieyang 87 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Chaozhou 87 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- 人民公园 - panoramio (1), 8168UFO, CC BY 3.0
- 嘉应学院正校门, JYUC052, Public domain
- Meizhou Dongshan Shuyuan 2013.10.02 10-43-44, Zhangzhugang, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 梅州千佛铁塔, 追迹未来, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jianying Jinian Bridge, Anthony Hartman from Meizhou, China, CC BY 2.0
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