Yi County or Yixian () is a
county
A county () is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesL. Brookes (ed.) '' Chambers Dictionary''. Edinburgh: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2005. in some nations. The term is derived from the Old French denoti ...
in the southeast of
Anhui Province, China, under the jurisdiction of
Huangshan City. It has a population of and an area of . The government of Yi County is located in Biyang Town. The villages of
Xidi and
Hongcun in Yi County are part of the
World Heritage Site
World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection under an treaty, international treaty administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance. The sites are judged to contain "cultural and natural ...
s.
Yi County has jurisdiction over three towns and nine townships.
History
During the 16th century, Yi County flourished, and thousands of buildings in the style of
Ming Dynasty
The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming was the last imperial dynasty of ...
were built. These buildings are used extensively by the Chinese film industry. Scenes from the well known film ''
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' (2000) were filmed in Yi County.
Administrative divisions
Yi County is divided to 5 towns and 3 townships.
;Towns
*Biyang ()
*Hongcun ()
*Yuting ()
*Xidi ()
*Kecun ()
;Townships
*Meixi Township ()
*Hongtan Township ()
*Hongxing Township ()
Climate
Transportation
Rail
Yi County is served by the
Anhui–Jiangxi Railway, and has a station at Yuting, in the southern tip of the county.
Notable people
*
Wang Dazhi, Chinese educator
References
External links
County-level divisions of Anhui
Huangshan City
National Famous Historical and Cultural City
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