Ji County, also known by it

Chinese Chinese can refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of ...

name Jixian (), is a

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in the west of the

prefecture-level city A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. During the Republican era, many of China' ...

Linfen Linfen is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Shanxi province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the west. It is situated along the banks of the Fen River. It has an area of and according to the 2020 Census, a population of 3,976,4 ...

, in southwestern

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, China. The county spans an area of approximately 1,780 square kilometers, and has a population of approximately 110,000 people as of 2013.

History

Under the Zhou, the area of present-day Ji County was part of the territory of Jin. Its principal town Erqu () was the seat of the

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given to Duke Xian's son

Ji Yiwu Duke Hui of Jin (died 637BC), born Yiwu, was the duke of Jin, duke of Jin (Chinese state), Jin (.650–637BC) during the Spring and Autumn Period of China's Zhou dynasty. Life Early life Yiwu was one of the nine sons of Duke Xian of Jin, Duke ...

, who later became known as Duke Hui. During the

Three Kingdoms Period The Three Kingdoms () from 220 to 280 AD was the tripartite division of China among the dynastic states of Cao Wei, Shu Han, and Eastern Wu. The Three Kingdoms period was preceded by the Eastern Han dynasty and was followed by the West ...

, the area belonged to the within the

Cao Wei Wei ( Hanzi: 魏; pinyin: ''Wèi'' <

Middle Chinese

: *''ŋjwei^C'' <

. The area belonged to the

Northern Wei Dynasty Wei (), known in historiography as the Northern Wei (), Tuoba Wei (), Yuan Wei () and Later Wei (), was founded by the Tuoba (Tabgach) clan of the Xianbei. The first of the Northern dynasties, it ruled northern China from 386 to 535 during t ...

, undergoing numerous administrative changes during the 5th Century. The area then belonged to the

Northern Qi Qi, known as the Northern Qi (), Later Qi (後齊) or Gao Qi (高齊) in historiography, was a Chinese imperial dynasty and one of the Northern dynasties during the Northern and Southern dynasties era. It ruled the eastern part of northern China ...

and then the

Northern Zhou Dynasty Zhou (), known in historiography as the Northern Zhou (), was a Xianbei-led dynasty of China that lasted from 557 to 581. One of the Northern dynasties of China's Northern and Southern dynasties period, it succeeded the Western Wei dynasty an ...

. The area belonged to the

Sui Dynasty The Sui dynasty (, ) was a short-lived imperial dynasty of China that lasted from 581 to 618. The Sui unified the Northern and Southern dynasties, thus ending the long period of division following the fall of the Western Jin dynasty, and layi ...

upon its establishment in 581 CE, and was incorporated as the Jiyang Commandery (). In 584 CE, the Jiyang Commandery was abolished, and was merged into the newly formed . During the

Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast ...

, Ji County was established, and placed under the jurisdiction of . Upon the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the area was placed under the Linfen Prefecture, which was renamed to the in 1954. The Jinnan Prefecture was abolished in 1970, and Ji County fell under the jurisdiction of the newly-formed . In 2000, the Linfen Prefecture was changed to the

. The county was afflicted by the 2021 China floods, which flooded the

Yellow River The Yellow River or Huang He (Chinese: , Standard Beijing Mandarin, Mandarin: ''Huáng hé'' ) is the second-longest river in China, after the Yangtze River, and the List of rivers by length, sixth-longest river system in the world at th ...

, destroying buildings throughout the county.

Geography

The county spans approximately 1,780 square kilometers in area, bordering

Yaodu District Yaodu District () is a district of the city of Linfen, Shanxi Province, China. Yaodu spans 1,307 square kilometers in area, and has a population of 944,050 as of 2010. The district serves at the administrative center for Linfen. Geography The L ...

and Pu County to its east,

Xiangning County Xiangning County () is a county in the southwest of Shanxi province, China, bordering Shaanxi province across the Yellow River to the west. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Linfen. The county spans an area of , and i ...

to its south, Yichuan County to its west, and Daning County to its north. The county is located at the southern end of the

Lüliang Mountains The Lüliang Mountains are a mountain range in central China, dividing Shanxi's Fen River valley from the Yellow River. The range forces the Yellow River southwards on the eastern side of the Ordos Loop but tapers off to the south, where the Fen t ...

. The

flows through Ji County, as well as the Qingshui River (), and the . The county is home to the

Hukou Waterfall The Hukou Waterfall (), is the largest waterfall on the Yellow River, the second largest waterfall in China (after the Huangguoshu Waterfall in Guizhou), and the world's largest yellow waterfall. It is located at the intersection of the province ...

Climate

Administrative divisions

Ji County is divided into three

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and five

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. The county government is seated in the town of . The county's three towns are Jichang, , and . The county's five townships are , , , , and .

References

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