Meixian District
E874948
Meixian District is a historically significant Hakka cultural heartland in Guangdong Province, China, known for its rich traditions, language, and distinctive architecture.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative division of China
ⓘ
county-level division ⓘ district ⓘ |
| administrativeUpgrade | converted from county to district ⓘ |
| borderedBy | other districts of Meizhou ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence | major source region of overseas Hakka communities in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| culturalStatus |
important Hakka cultural center
ⓘ
one of the cradles of Hakka people ⓘ |
| demographicCharacteristic | large overseas Chinese origin population ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
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citrus and fruit growing ⓘ light manufacturing ⓘ overseas remittance-related economy ⓘ tea cultivation ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupMajority | Hakka people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerName | Meixian County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Meixian District People’s Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCity | Meizhou (urban core nearby) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
Hakka festivals
ⓘ
ancestral halls ⓘ traditional Hakka villages ⓘ |
| hasTransport | highways connecting to Meizhou and other parts of Guangdong ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Hakka heartland ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hakka architecture
ⓘ
Hakka cuisine ⓘ Hakka culture ⓘ Hakka folk customs ⓘ Hakka language preservation ⓘ Hakka traditions ⓘ Hakka tulou-style dwellings ⓘ overseas Hakka diaspora connections ⓘ weilongwu (Hakka walled houses) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Hakka Chinese
NERFINISHED
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Meixian dialect of Hakka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Guangdong Province
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Meizhou City NERFINISHED ⓘ Pearl River Delta hinterland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | China Standard Time ⓘ |
| partOf |
Northeast Guangdong
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Guangdong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provinceCapitalDistance | northeast of Guangzhou ⓘ |
| regionCodeType | county-level district ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism (presence)
ⓘ
Chinese folk religion (significant presence) ⓘ Taoism (presence) ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | district of a prefecture-level city ⓘ |
| underJurisdictionOf | Meizhou municipal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +8 ⓘ |
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