Ji County, also known by it Chinese name Jixian (), is a

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in the west of the

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Linfen Linfen () is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Shanxi province, People's Republic of China, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the west. Linfen City is located in the southern part of Shanxi Province, with the remaining branches of T ...

, in southwestern

Shanxi Province Shanxi; formerly romanised as Shansi is a province in North China. Its capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-level cities are Changzhi and Datong. Its one-character abbreviation is ( ...

, 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 appenage given to Duke Xian's son Ji Yiwu, who later became known as Duke Hui. During the

Three Kingdoms period The Three Kingdoms of Cao Wei, Shu Han, and Eastern Wu dominated China from AD 220 to 280 following the end of the Han dynasty. This period was preceded by the Eastern Han dynasty and followed by the Western Jin dynasty. Academically, the ...

, the area belonged to the within the

Cao Wei Wei () was one of the major Dynasties in Chinese history, dynastic states in China during the Three Kingdoms period. The state was established in 220 by Cao Pi based upon the foundations laid by his father Cao Cao during the end of the Han dy ...

. The area belonged to the

Northern Wei dynasty Wei (), known in historiography as the Northern Wei ( zh, c=北魏, p=Běi Wèi), Tuoba Wei ( zh, c=拓跋魏, p=Tuòbá Wèi), Yuan Wei ( zh, c=元魏, p=Yuán Wèi) and Later Wei ( zh, t=後魏, p=Hòu Wèi), was an imperial dynasty of Chi ...

, 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 Dynasties in Chinese history, Chinese imperial dynasty and one of the Northern and Southern dynasties#Northern dynasties, Northern dynasties during the ...

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 and ...

. The area belonged to the

Sui dynasty The Sui dynasty ( ) was a short-lived Dynasties of China, Chinese imperial dynasty that ruled from 581 to 618. The re-unification of China proper under the Sui brought the Northern and Southern dynasties era to a close, ending a prolonged peri ...

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

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, 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 Several floods struck China starting in June 2021, most of them caused by heavy rainfalls in different areas. According to the World Meteorological Organization, such heavy rains are frequently a result of climate change. The most notable floo ...

, which flooded the

Yellow River The Yellow River, also known as Huanghe, is the second-longest river in China and the List of rivers by length, sixth-longest river system on Earth, with an estimated length of and a Drainage basin, watershed of . Beginning in the Bayan H ...

, 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 People's Republic of China, district of the city of Linfen, Shanxi, 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 a ...

and Pu County to its east, Xiangning County 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 mountains of China, 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 so ...

. The

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

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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