The history of Meiying Town

Like many places in Hokkaido, the name "Meiying" comes from the place name of the local aborigines (Ainu people). In Ainu language, Mei Yingchuan was originally called "ピィェペツ", which means "greasy river" or "muddy river".

1857 (4 years of Anzheng): At the end of Edo, officials below the shogunate Matsuura Takeshi and others went to the nearby area to investigate the Meiying River, and Meiying left a record for the first time in history.

1894 (Meiji 27): Kobayashi and others in Hyogo Prefecture began to settle in Bianbietai (present-day area). Since then, farms have been built on undeveloped Yuan Ye.

1897 (Meiji 30th year): Temporary patrol police station was set up for the first time, and the Social Hall of Wakayama People's Association (the predecessor of today's Meiying Shrine) was also built that year.

1899 (meiji 32): the post office and the railway (the national railway ten-win line, which is today's JR fuliangye line) were established for the first time, the meiying station was opened, and the meiying ordinary primary school (today's meiying primary school) was also established this year.

1900 June 0 1: Meiying Village is a village separated from Shenle Village (now part of Xuchuan City).

191April 05 0 1: a two-level system of towns and villages is implemented.

1923arp01:the township-village system is implemented.

1940 April 0 1: The new town system was implemented, and Meiying Village was changed to Meiying Town.

1949: Hot springs suddenly gushed out from the platinum area at the foot of Shishengyuan Mountain. Today Platinum Hot Spring is one of several famous hot spring streets in Hokkaido. 1971July 12: The landscape photographer Masazo Maeda came to Meiying to photograph the potato fields, and photographed the red triangular roof where the high tower could be seen in Meimaniu Primary School. After he submitted the pictures to a photography magazine, the response was very good, and he won a photography award. At the same time, it also made Meiying famous for its similar pastoral scenery in Europe. Later, Maeda Mu Ye created many photographic works with the scenery of Meiying, Furano and other neighboring areas as the theme, and became one of the most representative photographers in the area. Today, Maeda's personal memorial hall "Takushinkan" is also set up in Meiying Town, displaying many landscape works taken by Meiying before her death.