Mei County

Mei County or Meixian (simplified Chinese: 眉县; traditional Chinese: 眉縣; pinyin: Méi Xiàn) 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.

[1] In 2003, 27 Zhou culture bronze ding vessels an other bronzeware were found in Lijia village of Mei County.

[2] Nowadays Mei County is known for its kiwifruit cultivation[3][4] and trout and carp aquaculture.

Western Zhou bronze ding found in Mei County