Is Meishan a prefecture-level city?

Meishan is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province.

Meishan, called Meizhou in ancient times, is located on the southwest edge of Sichuan Basin, between Fujian and Emei, and is named after Emei Mountain. It is the hometown of Su Dongpo, a thousand-year-old writer, and an important part of the national Tianfu New District. Known as the "Millennium Book City" and "the first state of humanities".

Meishan is rich in culture. In the Song Dynasty, it was once one of the three engraving printing centers in China. Among the eight masters in Tang and Song Dynasties, Meishan Su Xun, Su Shi and Su Zhe have three seats. There were 886 Jinshi in Meishan in Song Dynasty, which was called "800 Jinshi" in history.

climate

Meishan City is located in the middle and low latitudes, in the west of Sichuan Basin and in the middle reaches of Minjiang River. The city is mainly influenced by the humid monsoon climate in the middle subtropical zone. It is characterized by alternating sea-land monsoon every year. Four distinct seasons, mild climate, abundant rainfall, the same season of rain and heat, less sunshine and long frost-free period. There is no severe cold in winter and little frost and snow: there is no intense heat in summer, which is a frequent period of strong convective weather such as heavy rain;

In spring, the temperature rises early and the precipitation is less; Autumn is cool and rainy. The annual average temperature is 65438 06.8℃; It is the hottest in July-August, with the monthly average temperature of 25.7 and 25.6℃ respectively, and the extreme maximum temperature of 39.9℃ (Renshou,12 August 2006). 65438+ 10 is the coldest month, with an average temperature of 6.5℃ and an extreme minimum temperature of -4.2℃ (Hongya, 199 10+28 February).

The monthly average maximum temperature is 28.4℃ (August), and the monthly average minimum temperature is 3.8℃ (65438+1October). The annual frost-free period is 308-320 days. The annual average sunshine hours is 1060- 1300 hours, which is one of the low sunshine areas in China. Average annual precipitation 1 153.7mm, average annual rainfall days 159 days, with the maximum of 228 days (1989, Hongya) and the minimum of 1 16 days (2003 and 2003) The extreme annual maximum rainfall is 2 165.4mm( 1966, Hongya), and the extreme annual minimum rainfall is 544.4 mm (Renshou, 2006).

Hongya, Dan Ling in the west and Qingshen in the south are rich in annual rainfall, which is one of the rainstorm centers in the province. The drought frequency of Renshou County in the east is higher than that of other districts and counties in the city. The annual flood season (May-September) has the largest rainfall in July, and the rainfall in flood season accounts for about 85% of the total annual rainfall. The average number of windy days greater than 6 is 5 days in several years. The annual average number of thunderstorm days is about 30 days. In addition, with the increase of altitude, there is a complete climate zone spectrum from subtropical warm temperate zone to sub-cold zone, and the vertical difference of climate (stereoscopic climate).

Reference to the above contents: Meishan Municipal People's Government-Introduction to Meishan