This serene, beautiful town has a history of about three hundred years and still keeps its original style. Meinung, originally called Minung is well known for its wealth of water resources. It has had its present name of Meinung since 1884.
美濃，是個可愛的鎮名，但其實原稱作彌農，因當地以水為源，汲用不息，又位於山明水秀之間而取彌；鎮民皆務農而取農；民前二十八年改名美濃，以至於今。