Qi County, Kaifeng

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Qi County
—  County  —
Chinese transliteration(s)
 - Characters 杞县
 - Pinyin Qǐ Xiàn
Qi County (China)
Qi County
Qi County
Location in China
Coordinates: 34°30′N 114°45′E / 34.5, 114.75
Country China
Province Henan
Prefecture Kaifeng
County seat Chengguan (城关镇)
Area
 - Total 1,243 km² (479.9 sq mi)
Population
 - Total 1,050,000
 - Density 844.7/km² (2,187.8/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 475200
Area code(s) 0378
Website: http://www.zgqx.gov.cn/

Qi County (Chinese: 杞县; pinyin: Qǐ Xiàn) is a county of Kaifeng, Henan, China, with an area of 1243 square km and a population of 1.05 million.

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[edit] 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.

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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.

[edit] References

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

[edit] External links