Jixi County

Jixi County

Jixi County (simplified Chinese: 绩溪县; pinyin: Jìxī Xiàn) is a county in Anhui under the jurisdiction of Xuancheng. Its population is 180,000 and its area is 1126 square kilometers. Jixi borders Lingan in the east, Ningguo and Jingde in the south, and Taiping to the west. Jixi County is a hilly region with many rivers and bodies of water.

Jixi County has jurisdiction over 7 towns and 10 townships.

History

Huayang town, a town under the jurisdiction of Jixi County, was famous during the Han Dynasty. During the Tang Dynasty (776), Jixi County was formally created.

Famous people that have claimed ancestry in Jixi County include President of the People's Republic of China Hu Jintao.


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