Qimen County (; alternately romanized as Keemun) is a county in the southeast of Anhui Province,

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, bordering

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to the southwest. It is the westernmost

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of the

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of Huangshan City. It has a population of 190,000 and an area of . The government of Qimen County is located in Qishan Town. Qimen County has jurisdiction over seven towns and thirteen townships.

History

Qimen County was established in 766 during the

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(Yongtai Era 2). It takes its name from the Mount Qi in the northeast and the Chang River () in the southwest. The headquarters of the Xiang Army were in Qimen during part of the

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Administrative divisions

Qimen County is divided to 8 towns and 10 townships. ;Towns ;Townships

Climate

Economy

Qimen County is a tea-producing region, and the

black tea Black tea, also translated to red tea in various East Asian languages, is a type of tea that is more oxidized than oolong, yellow, white and green teas. Black tea is generally stronger in flavour than other teas. All five types are made from ...

called

Keemun tea Keemun () is a famous Chinese black tea. First produced in the late 19th century, it quickly became popular in the West and is still used for a number of classic blends. It is a light tea with characteristic stone fruit and slightly smoky note ...

is named after Qimen.

Transportation

Rail

Qimen is served by the Anhui–Jiangxi Railway.

Places of interest

The area around the border with Shitai County contains a National Nature Reserve. It includes a peak in the

Huangshan Mountains Huangshan (),Bernstein, pp. 125–127. literally meaning the Yellow Mountain(s), is a mountain range in southern Anhui Province in eastern China. It was originally called “Yishan”, and it was renamed because of a legend that Emperor Xuany ...

References

External links

Qimen County official site
County-level divisions of Anhui Huangshan City {{Huangshan-geo-stub