Pingyuan County, Guangdong


Pingyuan County is a county in the northeast of Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Meizhou City.

Geography

Pingyuan County is located in the northeast of Guangdong province, on the border between Guangdong, Jiangxi and Fujian province. It was founded in the Ming Dynasty Jiajing in the 42nd year. Because it is located between Wuping and Anyuan County, it was named ‘Pingyuan’.
Pingyuan County is under the jurisdiction of Mei County which is known as the home of standard Hakka. The total area of Pingyuan is 1381 square kilometers. Now it has 12 towns with the population of 250 thousand.

Climate