《宋史·梅山峒蛮传》载:“梅山峒蛮,旧不与中国通。其地东接潭,南接邵,西则辰,北则鼎、澧,而梅山居其中。”也就是说古梅山的大致范围在今洞庭湖以南、南岭山脉以北,沅水、湘水之间呈西南——东北走向的资水流域——雪峰山区,总面积达5万平方公里。而梅山腹地则指今以新化、安化、冷水江等县市一带为中心,辐射至今娄底市全区,以及新邵县、隆回县等县各一部 “Song Shi Meishan 峒 Man Chuan” contains: “Meishan 峒 Man, the old does not communicate with China .To the east of the lake, the south Shao, the West is Chen, the North tripod, 澧, which Meishan home.” In other words, the approximate range of ancient Meishan south of Dongting Lake today, north of the Nanling Mountains, Yuanshui, Xiangshui southwest between the northeast - the capital of the northeast - Xuefeng Mountain, with a total area of ​​50,000 square Km. The Meishan hinterland now refers to the Xinhua, Anhua, Lengshuijiang and other counties as the center, the radiation has Loudi District, as well as Xinshao County, Longhui County, a