Qi County or Qixian (simplified Chinese: 杞县; traditional Chinese: 杞縣; pinyin: Qǐ Xiàn) is a county of Kaifeng, Henan, People's Republic of China, with an area of 1243 square km and a population of 1.05 million.

Qi County 杞县
County
Qixian Location of the seat in Henan
Coordinates: 34°32′56″N 114°46′59″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Henan
Prefecture-level city	Kaifeng
County seat	Chengguan (城关镇)
Area [1]
• Total	1,258 km2 (486 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[2]
• Total	895,600
• Density	710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	475200
Area code(s)	0371[3]
Website	zgqx.gov.cn

History

From Shang to Western Zhou, Qi County was the place of the State of Qi. In Qin Dynasty, Qi was named as Yongqiu (Chinese: 雍丘). It was the site of the Battle of Yongqiu in 756. In Song Dynasty, Yongqiu was renamed to Qi. Cai Wenji, a Han Dynasty poet and composer, was born shortly before 178 in Yu Prefecture (圉縣), Chenliu Commandery (陳留), in what is now Qi County, Kaifeng, Henan.

Administrative divisions

Qi County has 8 towns and 13 townships.[4]

Towns

• (城关镇), Wulihe (五里河镇), Fuji (付集镇), Yuzhen (于镇镇), Gaoyang (高阳镇), Gegang (葛岗镇), Yanggu (阳固镇), Xingkou (邢口镇)

Townships

• (裴村店乡), Zongdian (宗店乡), Banmu (板木乡), Zhulin (竹林乡), Guanzhuang (官庄乡), Hugang (湖岗乡), Sumu (苏木乡), Shahuo (沙活乡), Pingcheng (平城乡), Nigou (泥沟乡), Shiyuan (柿元乡), XIzhai (西寨乡), Chengjiao (城郊乡)

Notable people

• Cai Yong (132—192), musician and calligrapher of Han Dynasty.
• Cai Wenji (177--?), poet and composer of Han Dynasty, Cai Yong's daughter.
• Mu Qing (1921—2003), journalist, author and photographer.

References

External links

• (in Chinese) Official website of Qi County government

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