Qi County, Kaifeng

Qi County 杞县
County
Qixian Location in Henan
Coordinates: 34°30′N 114°45′E / 34.500°N 114.750°ECoordinates: 34°30′N 114°45′E / 34.500°N 114.750°E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Henan
Prefecture	Kaifeng
County seat	Chengguan (城关镇)
Area
• Total	1,243 km^2 (480 sq mi)
Population
• Total	1,050,000
• Density	840/km^2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	475200
Area code(s)	0378
Website	http://www.zgqx.gov.cn/

Qi County or Qixian (Chinese: 杞县; 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.

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.^[1]

• Towns: Chengguan (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: Peicundian (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), Peiyuan (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

1. (Chinese) Profile of Qi County, visited on May 27, 2008.

External links

• (Chinese) Official website of Qi County government