| Mei County | |
| Native Name: | Chinese: 眉县 |
| Postal Code: | 722300 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | Location of Baoji Prefecture within Shaanxi (China).png |
| Map Caption1: | Baoji in Shaanxi |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Mei County government |
| Coordinates: | 34.2748°N 107.75°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Shaanxi |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Baoji |
| Area Total Km2: | 863 |
| Population As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Total: | 324608 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Elevation Max M: | 3771.2 |
| Elevation Min M: | 442 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Elevation Max Point: | Mount Taibai sub peak |
| Elevation Min Point: | Wei River |
| T: | 眉縣 |
| S: | 眉县 |
| P: | Méi Xiàn |
| J: | mei4jyun2 |
| Also Known As: | Name prior to 1986 |
| T2: | 郿縣 |
| S2: | 郿县 |
| P2: | Méi Xiàn |
| J2: | mei4jyun2 |
Mei County or Meixian 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]
Nowadays Mei County is known for its kiwifruit cultivation[3] [4] and trout and carp aquaculture.[5]
As 2020, this County is divided to 1 subdistrict, 7 towns and 2 others.[6]
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