Xifeng () is a county with 250,000 inhabitants under the administration of
Guiyang
Guiyang; Mandarin pronunciation: ; Chinese postal romanization, alternatively as Kweiyang is the capital of Guizhou, Guizhou province in China. It is centrally located within the province, on the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau, eastern part of the Yun ...
, the capital of
Guizhou
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People's Republic of China
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Xifeng has an area of . The seat of the county is Yongjing (). It is home to many forests, hotsprings, and other tourist attractions.
Administrative divisions
Xifeng County comprises 1 subdistrict, 9 towns and 1 ethnic township:
;subdistrict
*Yongyang Subdistrict 永阳街道
;towns
*Yongjing Town 永靖镇
*Wenquan Town 温泉镇
*Jiuzhuang Town 九庄镇
*Xiaozhaiba Town 小寨坝镇
*Xishan Town 西山镇
*Yanglongsi Town 养龙司镇
*Shidong Town 石硐镇
*Luwo Town 鹿窝镇
*Liuchang Town 流长镇
;ethnic township
*Qingshan Miao Ethnic Township 青山苗族乡
Sights
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Xifeng concentration camp, now a memorial to those imprisoned and killed by the
Kuomintang
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there between 1937-1948.
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Wujiang Gorge[
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Transportation
* China National Highway 210
Climate
References
External links
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Introductions of Xifeng by xinhuanet 1
Counties of Guizhou
Guiyang
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