Yes, there are ancient cities such as Jiaying Ancient City in Meizhou. Jiaying Ancient City was very festive during the Spring Festival. Foreign tourists, local residents, and tourists could enjoy the festive atmosphere here. There were many old and famous Hakka restaurants here. They could taste special snacks and appreciate Hakka folk customs. On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Jiangbei Old Street (Jiaying Ancient City) in Meizhou was also very lively, and there were free activities to experience Han costume makeup. Moreover, there were many snacks here, suitable for a family to play.
There were many ancient towns in Meizhou. Take Songkou Ancient Town as an example. It was located in Mei County District of Meizhou City. Together with the four ancient towns of Guangdong, it was the first stop for the Hakka people to go to Nanyang. It had a thousand years of history and was established earlier than Jiaying Prefecture (now Meizhou). Because it was adjacent to Meijiang River, it had long been a prosperous water transportation hub and had the second largest port for inland river shipping in Guangdong. This place carried half of the history of the Hakka people going to Nanyang. There were more than a thousand shops in the surrounding area during peak hours, and hundreds of boats competed in front of the dock, leaving behind countless stories of joy and sorrow. Nowadays, the relationship with overseas countries was getting closer and closer, and there were often descendants of overseas neighbors who came back to find their roots and visit their relatives. When tourists come to Songkou, they can visit buildings such as Chongqing Mansion and Chengde Building, as well as the Overseas Chinese Literature and History Museum. The ancient city of Yanzhou was located in Hangzhou, also known as the ancient town of Meicheng. It had a history of more than 1700 years. In the twenty-fifth year of the reign of the King of Qin (222 B.C.), it had already belonged to Fuchun County of Kuaiji Prefecture. After many changes, when Wu Zetian proclaimed himself emperor in Tang Dynasty, it became Muzhou Prefecture. In the early Ming Dynasty, it was changed to Yanzhou Prefecture until the end of the Qing Dynasty. It was now a 4A scenic area, with ancient buildings and slow pace. There were majestic city walls standing by the river. There were ancient streets and alleys in the city, Hui style buildings, special snacks and specialties, etc. The tourists could travel according to a specific route, such as starting from the ancient city wall, passing through many scenic spots such as Meicheng Xian Hall, Kaiyuan Temple, etc. and then returning to the ancient city wall. The specialty delicacies here included Jiande tofu buns, corn cakes, and so on.
The local specialties of Meizhou City include Meizhou Golden Pomelo, Pingyuan Navel Orange, Dapu Honey Pomelo, Plum Cabbage, Dapu Blue and White Porcelain, Xingning Tea Oil, Grey Water Braised Pork, Bean Braised Pork, Matcha Red Bean Braised Pork, Hakka Niang Wine, Baidu Beef Jerky, Dapu Kuding Tea, Pingyuan Dried Plum Cabbage, Dapu Liangfen Cake, Fengshun Sweet corn, Salt-Baked Chicken Tendon, Hakka Salt-Baked Food, Preserved Meat Food, Meatball Food, Soup Edible Fungus, Moon Cake, Quick-frozen Baodian, Gaoshan Tea Oil, Hakka Snacks, Bean products, Honey Plum, Shatian Pomelo, Oolong Tea, etc.
The specialties of Xingning City in Meizhou were rich and varied, including Xingning Dancong Tea, which was a treasure among the famous tea series in Guangdong. The tea leaves were planted in the mountains with superior ecological environment and were refined by combining traditional and modern techniques. The tea had a unique fragrance, a sweet taste, and a golden color. There was also Daping Buluo Steamed Bun Tofu, which was made by the unique and delicate technique of "grinding tofu". There were two types of Hakka oil dumplings: sweet and salty. The sweet ones were called hemp dumplings, and the salty ones were called flavor dumplings. They were common food in the Hakka area around the Spring Festival. Xingning Salt Baked Chicken was a long-standing Hakka dish. It was made by selecting local tender chicken, not cutting it into pieces after slaughtering, wrapping it with oil-coated straw paper, burying it in a hot salt pile Chinese roasting it over a fire. The color was rosy and shiny, and the taste was salty and fragrant. The Le Xian Yuba was golden in color, sweet and delicious, and contained rich elements needed by the human body. Xingning Polygon Flower was a traditional pastry, crispy and sweet. Heshui Longan meat is fresh, sweet, thick and easy to preserve, which can be eaten raw or soaked in wine; Huangpi soaked in fresh ginger tastes fresh; Pearl red wine has been imported for many years and is a good product for festivals; Jingnan March plum is moderate in size, delicious in appearance, delicious in taste and has the effect of eliminating phlegm and qi; Shima pomelo has a unique flavor due to the special local fertilizer, soil and water quality conditions; Gan Tang rice wine is brewed with local water resources combined with folk and modern technology, clear fermentation and delicious. In addition, there were Hakka wine, organic vegetables, dried longan, stone horse beans, Nanhua Qilan tea, Guantian green tea, Qilan oolong tea, Yunwu tea, Hakka ginger candy, Xingning fried rice dumplings, dried plum vegetables, five-leaf soup, butter peanut crisp, Hakka fried rice, sweet potato biscuits, moonlight cake, Hakka pomelo peel preserved fruit, pomelo mooncake, pomelo crisp, pomelo sugar, pomelo tea, pomelo wine, golden pomelo beer, golden pomelo candied fruit, golden pomelo preserved fruit, golden pomelo flower tea, honey pomelo tea, rock sugar pomelo honey. Pomelo chili sauce, pomelo jam, pomelo lipstick, pomelo shampoo, etc."Xingning Tea Oil" was also approved as a national geographical indication certification trademark.
Meizhou was a prefecture-level city under the Guangdong Province of the People's Republic of China. It was called Jiaying Prefecture in ancient times. It was located in the northeast of Guangdong Province, at the junction of Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangxi provinces. It bordered Longyan City and Zhangzhou City in Fujian Province in the east, Chaozhou City, Jieyang City and Shanwei City in the south, Heyuan City in the west, and Ganzhou City in Jiangxi Province in the north. The total land area was 15876 square kilometers. By the end of 2022, the resident population was 3,858,000.
You may have some misunderstandings. Meizhou is located in Guangdong Province, while Jiande Meicheng is located in Zhejiang Province. Jiande Plum City was a thousand-year-old town with a history of more than 1700 years. It was originally the elegant name of Yanzhou Prefecture City in Muzhou. It was only confirmed as the official name of Jiande County in 1938. It was also known as Plum Blossom City, and it got its name because of the plum blossom "Jiande Mountain Plum" that was unique to Jiande. The ancient city walls were built in the shape of plum blossoms. There was a saying in ancient times that there were two and a half plum blossoms in the world, and only one of them was in Plum City. There was no need for entrance tickets, and there were many special snacks and delicacies, such as red bean/sesame glutinous rice cake, corn cake, fish balls, sesame seed cake, preserved vegetables and roast duck. There were also tourist attractions such as the Gate of Clarity, the Ancient City Wall, the Main Street, the Archway of the Marquis of Jiande, Fuqian Street, Yudai River, the former site of Zhejiang University's westward migration, Longshan Academy, and free performances such as acrobatics and dances. Strolling through it, one could see green bricks, black tiles, wooden doors and windows. One could hear the sound of running water in front of the door. The mountains in the distance were surrounded by clouds and mist, like a painting of Jiangnan's landscape.
Xingning Yellow Wine belonged to the Meizhou Hakka Mother Wine. It was a special yellow wine made from glutinous rice. Pearl Red was a famous yellow wine brand in Xingning. It was officially registered as a trademark in 1956. In 2006, it was recognized by the Ministry of Commerce as the first batch of "China's time-honored brands". It was also the first Chinese time-honored brand in Meizhou. Its winery began in 1950 with the "Town Wine Industry Association". After many years of ingenuity, it inherited the ancient winemaking technology, insisted on pure grain brewing original juice, original color and original taste of true year, true original wine, and had developed into a large-scale comprehensive wine enterprise integrating various wine production. Xingning City, where Xingning was located, was located in the northeast of Guangdong Province. It was an important residential area for the Hakka people. The unique geographical environment and climate products created conditions for the formation and development of pearl red wine brewing techniques. This yellow wine had a mellow taste and a long aftertaste. The fragrance of glutinous rice and the mellow fragrance of yellow wine perfectly blended. It was a low-alcohol wine suitable for drinking in various occasions and was also a cultural inheritance.
Under the leadership of the Meizhou City People's Government, Meizhou City Meteorology Bureau is responsible for the administrative functions of the government in its own administrative area. It performs the duties of the competent agency in charge of meteorology according to law. It is a scientific and technological, basic social public welfare institution. It has five stock-level institutions, three directly affiliated institutions, and three local weather agencies entrusted to the county weather bureau. It would also carry out weather forecast work, such as predicting temperature changes and disastrous weather (such as low temperature frost, heavy rainfall, etc.). At the same time, it would undertake work related to safety production, including setting up safety production reporting methods, etc. It would also carry out meetings such as the review of weather services during flood seasons, deepen the construction of weather standards and joint law enforcement inspection with other departments, etc.
Meizhou City's Hexing Landscape Capital was located in Mei County, near Fuqian Avenue and Jianying Avenue. The average price listed in December was 6907 yuan/square meter, with 10 houses for sale and 2 houses for rent. The community score was 6.6. The traffic rating was 6.6, the living facilities rating was 6.5, and the living quality rating was 6.0. The community was close to the fresh meat and vegetable market in the station, which was convenient for buying vegetables. It was close to X969/Jianying Avenue (intersection), which was convenient for self-driving. However, the Hakka New World Commercial Plaza was far away from the community, which was inconvenient for shopping. Some buildings near Jianying Avenue would have vehicle noise interference. It is about 97m away from the bus station in District D of Shanshui Mingdu, with bus No. 36, No. 82 and No. 100 stopping there. It is about 321m away from Jinxiu International South bus station, with bus No. 22, No. 23, No. 24, No. 29 and No. 30 stopping there, so it is more convenient to travel by bus. It is about 214m away from X969/Jianying Avenue (intersection), so it is convenient to travel by car. The surrounding education facilities are complete. The Second Experimental Infant School in Meixian District of Meizhou City is about 222 meters away from the community and is a private kindergarten. The Fuda Xianzi Central Primary School in Mei County District is about 741 meters away from the community and is a public school. The Cloud E-commerce Professional and Technical School is about 1.6 kilometers away from the community and is a public school. The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Mei County Branch Business Department) is about 406 meters away from the neighborhood, which is convenient for financial management services. China Mobile (Nimble Business Hall) is about 807 meters away, which is convenient for communication services. The Lucky House website had information related to the house layout, including the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth phases of large and small houses, villas, shops, and other house layout maps. In addition, there was also a shop called Yadu Home Furnishing in the famous city of Shanshui.
The people of Meizhou City mainly spoke Meizhou dialect, which was a Hakka dialect, including Mei County dialect, Jiaoling dialect, Xingning dialect, Wuhua dialect (Changle accent), etc. It was generally represented by the Mei County dialect of Meizhou City (including Meijiang District and Mei County District). In the Atlas of China Language, Meizhou dialect was classified as the Hakka language.
There are many tourist attractions in Meizhou City, Guangdong Province, including Meizhou Yannanfei Tea Field Resort, Yanming Lake, Ketianxia, Thousand Buddha Pagoda, China Hakka Museum, Hakka Park, Meizhou Academician Square, Yinna Mountain, Renjing Lu, Jiji Building, Flower Calyx Building, Overseas Chinese Wai House, Wuhua Tanghu Hot Ore Mud Villa, Nanhua You Lu, Shenguang Mountain, Changtan Resort, Meizhou Five Finger Stone, Chengde Building, Jigong Hall, Fengshun Hot Spring, Yellow Honeycomb Tea Mountain Resort, Longyan Temple, Pankeng Scenic Spot. Qinshui Park, Lingguang Temple, People's Square in Meixian District of Meizhou City, Ye Jianying Memorial Park, Sanheba Battle Memorial Park, Ye Jianying's former residence, Songkou Ancient Town, Longgui Village Waterfall Scenic Area, Qiaoxi Hakka Folk Culture Village, Bing Village Renhou Wen Gong Temple, Wang Shoushan, Shenguang Mountain National Forest Park, etc.