| Meixian | |
| Official Name: | District of Meixian |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Pushpin Map: | China Guangdong |
| Pushpin Label: | Meixian |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Guangdong |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Guangdong |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Meizhou |
| Area Total Km2: | 2755.36 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 24.3214°N 116.1194°W |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| S: | 梅县 |
| L: | Plum County |
| H: | Mòi-yen (pronounced as /hak/) |
| P: | Méixiàn |
| J: | Mui4 Jyun6 |
| Showflag: | h |
| Also Known As: | Former Name (Qing dynasty) |
| S2: | 嘉应 |
| T2: | 嘉應 |
| P2: | Jiaying |
Meixian District is a district of Meizhou City, in northeastern Guangdong Province, China.[1] The district is an important Hakka settlement and is the ancestral home of many Hakka descendants living in Taiwan.
Its original name was Chengxiang county (Chinese: 程鄕) during the southern Han Dynasty where it was first created, all the way to the Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties, and then renamed Jiaying county during the Qing dynasty. It only obtained the name Meixian in 1911 during the Xinhai Revolution.
Meixian almost completely surrounds Meizhou's central urban Meijiang District. This is due to the old urban core of Meixian becoming separated from the bulk of the county in the territorial reorganization following the 1949 establishment of the People's Republic of China, when it was given equal status.
Meixian is noted for its large Hakka population.
Meixian has administrative jurisdiction over one subdistrict and 18 towns.[2]
With a majority Hakka population, Meixian, along with Dabu County, is known as the home of Standard Hakka.