Mei County

For other uses, see Meixian (disambiguation).

This article is about the county in Shaanxi. For the former Mei County, Guangdong, see Meixian District.

Mei County or Meixian (simplified Chinese: 眉县; traditional Chinese: 眉縣; pinyin: Méi Xiàn) is a county under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Baoji, in the west of Shaanxi province, China. It is one of the birthplaces of the Western Zhou culture, during which it was known as Taiguo (邰国). In 794 BC Duke Zhuang of Qin established a town known as Yiyi at its location. During the Eastern Han dynasty it became known as Yinwu.^[1] In 2003, 27 Zhou culture bronze ding vessels an other bronzeware were found in Lijia village of Mei County.^[2]

Mei County 眉县
County
Mei County in Baoji
Baoji in Shaanxi
Coordinates (Mei County government): 34°16′29″N 107°45′00″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shaanxi
Prefecture-level city	Baoji
Area
• Total	863 km2 (333 sq mi)
Highest elevation (Mount Taibai sub peak)	3,771.2 m (12,372.7 ft)
Lowest elevation (Wei River)	442 m (1,450 ft)
Population  (2019)
• Total	324,608
• Density	380/km2 (970/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	722300

Mei County
Traditional Chinese	眉縣
Simplified Chinese	眉县
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Méi Xiàn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping mei4jyun2
Name prior to 1986
Traditional Chinese	郿縣
Simplified Chinese	郿县
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Méi Xiàn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping mei4jyun2

Western Zhou bronze ding found in Mei County

Nowadays Mei County is known for its kiwifruit cultivation^[3][4] and trout and carp aquaculture.^[5]

Administrative divisions

As of 2020^[update], this County is divided to 1 subdistrict, 7 towns and 2 others.^[6]

Subdistricts

• Shoushan Subdistrict (首善街道)

Towns

Hengqu (横渠镇) Huaiya (槐芽镇) Tangyu (汤峪镇) Changxing (常兴镇)

Jinqu (金渠镇) Yingtou (营头镇) Qi (齐镇)

Others

• Shaanxi Mount Taibai Scenic Area (陕西太白山风景区)
• Honghegu Forest Park (红河谷森林公园)

Climate

Climate data for Meixian, elevation 491 m (1,611 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	20.6 (69.1)	24.4 (75.9)	30.5 (86.9)	35.6 (96.1)	37.8 (100.0)	40.7 (105.3)	42.7 (108.9)	38.5 (101.3)	36.4 (97.5)	32.0 (89.6)	26.2 (79.2)	22.1 (71.8)	42.7 (108.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	5.6 (42.1)	9.5 (49.1)	15.3 (59.5)	21.7 (71.1)	26.3 (79.3)	30.7 (87.3)	31.8 (89.2)	29.5 (85.1)	24.5 (76.1)	19.0 (66.2)	12.9 (55.2)	7.0 (44.6)	19.5 (67.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−0.2 (31.6)	3.4 (38.1)	9.0 (48.2)	14.9 (58.8)	19.5 (67.1)	24.1 (75.4)	26.0 (78.8)	24.2 (75.6)	19.2 (66.6)	13.3 (55.9)	6.7 (44.1)	1.1 (34.0)	13.4 (56.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−4.0 (24.8)	−0.9 (30.4)	4.1 (39.4)	9.3 (48.7)	13.9 (57.0)	18.4 (65.1)	21.3 (70.3)	20.3 (68.5)	15.5 (59.9)	9.6 (49.3)	2.5 (36.5)	−2.9 (26.8)	8.9 (48.1)
Record low °C (°F)	−13.4 (7.9)	−10.2 (13.6)	−6.8 (19.8)	−1.7 (28.9)	2.8 (37.0)	9.4 (48.9)	14.2 (57.6)	11.4 (52.5)	5.6 (42.1)	−3.0 (26.6)	−9.0 (15.8)	−16.1 (3.0)	−16.1 (3.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	5.2 (0.20)	9.2 (0.36)	25.0 (0.98)	39.6 (1.56)	59.9 (2.36)	69.5 (2.74)	82.8 (3.26)	102.0 (4.02)	109.0 (4.29)	55.5 (2.19)	17.8 (0.70)	3.8 (0.15)	579.3 (22.81)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	3.7	4.2	6.8	7.2	10.0	9.1	10.2	10.7	12.8	10.4	5.8	2.7	93.6
Average snowy days	4.7	3.0	1.4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	2.7	12.9
Average relative humidity (%)	65	65	64	67	68	67	73	79	83	81	76	68	71
Mean monthly sunshine hours	133.7	127.5	164.4	190.2	201.8	195.6	191.4	159.3	122.7	124.9	133.1	138.8	1,883.4
Percentage possible sunshine	42	41	44	48	47	45	44	39	34	36	43	45	42
Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8] all-time extreme temperature[9][10]