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. In 2003, 27 Zhou culture bronze ding vessels an other bronzeware were found in Lijia village of Mei County.
Nowadays Mei County is known for its kiwifruit cultivationYu, JunYi, ZhanDe Liu, and JuQin Zhao. "I nvestigation of orchard nutrients in the major kiwi production region of Meixian of Shaanxi Province." Journal of Northwest A & F University-Natural Science Edition 39.4 (2011): 117-126. and trout and carp aquaculture.
Administrative divisions , this County is divided to 1 subdistrict, 7 towns and 2 others. Subdistricts Shoushan Subdistrict () Towns
Hengqu () Huaiya () Tangyu () Changxing () Jinqu () Yingtou () Qi ()
Others Shaanxi Mount Taibai Scenic Area () Honghegu Forest Park ()
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