Meicheng Town was the town of Qianshan City, located in the south-central part of Qianshan City, in the southeast of Tianzhu Mountain, a national scenic spot, and in the middle reaches of the Wanhe River. It had a long history. Since the Zhou Dynasty granted the State of Wan, the prefectures, prefectures, and counties of the past dynasties were mostly located here. This was once the capital of the ancient State of Wan, and the short name of Anhui Province,"Wan", also originated from here. The ancestors of Mei City loved to plant plum blossoms, and the city was full of plum blossoms, hence the name "Mei City". It was established in 1949, changed into Shuzhou People's Commune in 1958, and re-established Meicheng Town in 1962. In 1992, it merged with the suburbs of Luohan, Meicheng, Panpu and Yezhai Township, and was still called Meicheng Town. Meicheng Town was the source of Anhui, the hometown of plum blossoms, the hometown of Qiao Erqiao, and the hometown of Huangmei. It had many scenic spots and historic sites, such as Taiping Tower built during the Xianhe period of Jin Dynasty, Tianning Stronghold built during the Northern Song Dynasty, Peacock Terrace of Jiaojiafan, where the story of Peacock Flying Southeast happened, Rouge Well (the dressing place of Big Qiao and Little Qiao in the Three Kingdoms), Qiao Cemetery, etc.
Meicheng Town belonged to Qianshan City, Anqing City, Anhui Province. Qianshan City was a county-level city and did not have a division of districts, so Meicheng Town did not belong to any district.
There were many mentions of "Meicheng New City" in the information about Meicheng. For example, in the relevant ceremony of the Minqing County Public Security Bureau, it was mentioned that there was a new city area team, and in Jiande City, there was a five-year lease project for 14 shops in Jiahe Garden, a new city in Meicheng Town. These indicated that there were areas or projects called new cities in different areas named Meicheng. However, because it was not clear what "Meicheng New City" referred to, it was impossible to give a single and unified definition. If he was referring to Jiahe Garden in Meicheng Town, Jiande City, it had 14 storefronts with a total area of about 968.2 square meters. It was in the process of a five-year lease.
In China, there were many places called Meicheng Town, which belonged to Qianshan City in Anhui Province, Jiande City in Zhejiang Province, and Anhua County in Yiyang City in Hunan Province.
Meicheng Ancient Town was located in the east of Jiande City, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, covering an area of 157 square kilometers. It was located at the confluence of the Fuchun River, Xin 'an River, and Lan River. It was close to the Wulong Mountain in the north and the mouth of the three rivers in the south.
There were many kinds of performances in the ancient town of Meicheng. During the Lantern Festival, there would be dragon lantern and carp lantern performances. The performers would pose as fish jumping over the dragon gate and carp jumping up. During major festivals such as the Dragon Boat Festival, the Spring Festival and February 2, there would be dragon dance performances. During the Qingming Festival, there would be a kite show. A 1800-meter-long kite composed of dragon and phoenix images would be released on the ancient city wall. At the same time, there would be free season of Han clothes, popular popcorn, horse riding in the ancient city, folk performances and other activities. At night, there would be various performances to entertain tourists. In addition, Jiande, where the ancient town of Meicheng was located, had a large-scale immersive landscape performance, Jiang Qingyue's Close Person, which interpreted Jiande's thousand-year-old past and past life through five acts.
Meicheng Ancient Town was located in the east of Jiande Town, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, at the intersection of Xin 'an River, Fuchun River and Lan River.
The following is the information of some of the party secretaries of Meicheng Town: In Qianshan County, from 1993 to 1998, relevant personnel served as the party secretary of Meicheng Town; He Ruihong served as the party secretary of Meicheng Town of Jiande City; Zhang Zhihua served as the party secretary of Meicheng Town of Anhua County, and Zou Quan served as the party secretary.
The ancient town of Meicheng had a good development prospect. In terms of planning, the ancient town of Meicheng was guided by the "six modernizations" and closely adhered to the twelve-word policy of "prosperity, prosperity, high efficiency, and harmony". With the overall goal of orderly planning, well-preserved historical sites, distinctive cultural labels, and prosperous industrial development, it actively explored the road of rejuvenation and common prosperity. Its planned spatial structure was "one core, two cities, two belts and three districts". Among them,"One Core" was the cultural tourism core of the ancient city, which was the best area to experience the history and culture of the ancient city of Yanzhou;"Twin Cities" referred to the ancient city of Yanzhou and Qianhe New City;"Two Zones" were the riverside cultural tourism development belt and the mountain city cultural tourism development belt respectively, which constituted the main tourist routes connecting the mountain, river and city cultural tourism resource nodes. Judging from the results of cultural and tourism integration, Meicheng Ancient Town implemented deep integration of culture and tourism, developed the cultural tourism belt of "Poetic Road Culture·Three Rivers" with high standards, completed the re-evaluation of the national 4A scenic spot, and was awarded the 5A scenic spot town of Zhejiang Province, and Yanzhou Ancient Street was awarded the provincial high-quality pedestrian street. From January to August 2024, the town received 2.2 million tourists and realized a tourism income of about 318 million yuan, with an increase of 14.5% and 17.3% respectively. In terms of the activation and inheritance of cultural heritage, on the one hand, the tangible heritage was activated, and the historical landscapes such as Yudai River and Huangpu Street were reproduced to create a research route for Zhejiang University to move westward. On the other hand, the intangible heritage was inherited, and more than ten intangible cultural relics such as Yanzhou Shrimp Lamp were completed. The establishment of Zhejiang Province's intangible cultural heritage street area was promoted, and the opening ceremony of Song Yun City, the Lantern Festival series of "Red River", and the Song Yun cultural interpretation project were carried out to promote the Song Yun culture and Tang poetry culture brand of Yanzhou. At the same time, the ancient town of Meicheng took the opportunity of the construction of a modern and beautiful town to improve the quality of living environment and create a new cultural highland, striving for a high-quality model of common prosperity and beauty in the whole region. For example, to carry out the construction of beautiful towns, focusing on Yanzhou Gongfu Neighborhood Center, Agricultural Creator Cultural Activity Center, Muzhou Poetry School Exhibition Hall and other projects to improve the livable quality of the ancient city with high standards; to implement the cultural and tourism facilities improvement project, deepen the reconstruction plan of Yanzhou government office, and accelerate the construction of the road of Tang poetry. In summary, whether it was in terms of planning and layout, integrated development of culture and tourism, inheritance and activation of cultural heritage, or the construction of beautiful towns, the ancient town of Meicheng had a positive development trend and had good development prospects.
The ancient town of Jiande Meicheng was located in the east of Jiande City, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. It was a thousand-year-old town with rich historical and cultural heritage. In terms of transportation, it would take about 100 minutes to get there by car from Hangzhou. The ancient town is open all day (January 1-December 31, Monday-Sunday), and it is free to visit. The tour time is 1 - 3 hours. Contact number: 13777846661, address: Meicheng Town, Jiande City, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. There were many scenic spots to visit in the ancient town, such as Chenqingmen, Zhengda Street, Jiande Marquis Archway, Fuqian Street, Qing Post Office, De Culture Center, Shilu Culture Center, Zhejiang University West Moving Hall, etc. There were tofu buns, glutinous rice cakes, stinky tofu cakes, scones, and shortbread. The main street of the ancient town had been transformed into a commercial street. There were shops selling local specialties, antiques, and clothes, but some ancient buildings had been preserved after renovation. The streets were also painted with unique historical wall paintings. In addition, Mei City's dried noodles and wet noodles were more famous. There were many shops selling them on the main street. There were differences in preservation, appearance, and taste between the two. Soon after, the construction of the Meicheng Hecai Air Flight Camp in Qianhe Village, Meicheng Town, Jiande, would begin. If it was completed, it would echo the general airport of Jiande Qiandao Lake. In the future, it might provide more transportation options for tourists to and from the ancient town of Meicheng in Jiande.
The party secretary of Meicheng Town was Huang Yuanlin, and the mayor was Wang Xubao.