Jixi County

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Jixi

|native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|绩溪县}}}}

|postal_code =245300

|postal_code_type = Postal code

|settlement_type = County

|image_map = Administrative Division Xuancheng.png

|map_caption = Jixi is the southernmost division in this map of Xuancheng

|image_map1 = Location of Xuancheng Prefecture within Anhui (China).png

|map_caption1 = Xuancheng in Anhui

|coordinates = {{coord|30.0675|N|118.5785|E|type:adm3rd_region:CN-34_source:Gaode|format=dms|display=it}}

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = People's Republic of China

|subdivision_type1 = Province

|subdivision_name1 = Anhui

|subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city

|subdivision_name2 = Xuancheng

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|area_total_km2 =1126

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|population_as_of = 2019

|population_density_km2 = auto

|population_total =159000

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|timezone = China Standard

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{{Infobox Chinese |order=st

|pic=File:HuiHangGuDao.JPG |piccap=The Huihang Trail, connecting Jixi with Lin'an in Zhejiang

|s={{linktext|绩溪|县}} |t={{linktext|績溪|縣}} |p=Jìxī Xiàn |w=Chi-hsi Hsien

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Jixi County ({{zh |c=绩溪县}}, Mandarin pronunciation: {{IPAc-cmn|j|i|4|.|x|i|1|.|x|ian|4}}; Jixihua pronunciation: {{IPA|ath|tɕiɛʔ.t͡sʰɿ.ɕĩ|}} jie' cii xin) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xuancheng, in the southeast of Anhui province, China, bordering Zhejiang province to the east. It has a population of {{formatnum:180000}}{{when|date=September 2018}} and an area of {{Convert|1126|km2|abbr=on}}. Jixi County is a hilly region with many rivers and bodies of water.

History

Huayang Town, under the administration of Jixi County, was well known during the Han dynasty (208 BCE–220 CE). Jixi County was formally established in 776 CE during the Tang dynasty. It formed part of the Huizhou region. In early European accounts, it was romanized Tsiki.

Administration

Jixi County has jurisdiction over eight towns and three townships.{{cite web

|url = http://www.xzqh.org/html/list/107.html

|title = 南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org

|publisher = XZQH

|language = zh

|access-date = 2012-05-24}}

;Towns

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Huayang ({{lang|zh|华阳镇}})
Chang'an ({{lang|zh|长安镇}})
Fuling ({{lang|zh|伏岭镇}})
Jinsha ({{lang|zh|金沙镇}})

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Shangzhuang ({{lang|zh|上庄镇}})
Yangxi ({{lang|zh|扬溪镇}})
Linxi ({{lang|zh|临溪镇}})
Yingzhou ({{lang|zh|瀛洲镇}})

;Townships

Jiapeng Township ({{lang|zh|家朋乡}})
Jingzhou Township ({{lang|zh|荆州乡}})
Banqiaotou Township ({{lang|zh|板桥头乡}})

Climate

{{Weather box|width=auto

|metric first=y

|single line=y

|collapsed = Y

|location = Jixi, elevation {{convert|191|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals)

|Jan high C = 9.5

|Feb high C = 12.3

|Mar high C = 16.6

|Apr high C = 22.7

|May high C = 27.2

|Jun high C = 29.4

|Jul high C = 33.3

|Aug high C = 33.2

|Sep high C = 29.4

|Oct high C = 24.4

|Nov high C = 18.4

|Dec high C = 12.0

|Jan mean C = 4.2

|Feb mean C = 6.6

|Mar mean C = 10.6

|Apr mean C = 16.4

|May mean C = 21.2

|Jun mean C = 24.3

|Jul mean C = 27.7

|Aug mean C = 27.3

|Sep mean C = 23.6

|Oct mean C = 18.1

|Nov mean C = 12.0

|Dec mean C = 6.0

|Jan low C = 0.7

|Feb low C = 2.7

|Mar low C = 6.3

|Apr low C = 11.6

|May low C = 16.5

|Jun low C = 20.6

|Jul low C = 23.5

|Aug low C = 23.4

|Sep low C = 19.5

|Oct low C = 13.6

|Nov low C = 7.6

|Dec low C = 2.0

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 74.2

|Feb precipitation mm = 89.6

|Mar precipitation mm = 149.7

|Apr precipitation mm = 162.0

|May precipitation mm = 188.0

|Jun precipitation mm = 348.2

|Jul precipitation mm = 207.5

|Aug precipitation mm = 126.4

|Sep precipitation mm = 73.6

|Oct precipitation mm = 52.6

|Nov precipitation mm = 61.7

|Dec precipitation mm = 49.1

|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 13.0

|Feb precipitation days = 12.3

|Mar precipitation days = 15.9

|Apr precipitation days = 14.3

|May precipitation days = 14.3

|Jun precipitation days = 16.2

|Jul precipitation days = 12.9

|Aug precipitation days = 13.4

|Sep precipitation days = 8.8

|Oct precipitation days = 7.8

|Nov precipitation days = 9.6

|Dec precipitation days = 9.4

|year precipitation days =

|Jan humidity = 75

|Feb humidity = 74

|Mar humidity = 75

|Apr humidity = 74

|May humidity = 76

|Jun humidity = 81

|Jul humidity = 78

|Aug humidity = 78

|Sep humidity = 76

|Oct humidity = 73

|Nov humidity = 75

|Dec humidity = 73

|Jan sun = 106.6

|Feb sun = 104.6

|Mar sun = 119.1

|Apr sun = 137.6

|May sun = 159.0

|Jun sun = 123.1

|Jul sun = 191.3

|Aug sun = 188.7

|Sep sun = 164.0

|Oct sun = 165.2

|Nov sun = 137.8

|Dec sun = 127.5

|year sun =

| Jan percentsun = 33

| Feb percentsun = 33

| Mar percentsun = 32

| Apr percentsun = 35

| May percentsun = 38

| Jun percentsun = 29

| Jul percentsun = 45

| Aug percentsun = 47

| Sep percentsun = 45

| Oct percentsun = 47

| Nov percentsun = 43

| Dec percentsun = 40

| year percentsun =

|Jan snow days = 4.4

|Feb snow days = 2.6

|Mar snow days = 0.8

|Apr snow days = 0

|May snow days = 0

|Jun snow days = 0

|Jul snow days = 0

|Aug snow days = 0

|Sep snow days = 0

|Oct snow days = 0

|Nov snow days = 0.2

|Dec snow days = 1.7

|year snow days =

|source 1 = China Meteorological Administration{{cite web |url=http://data.cma.cn/data/weatherBk.html |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data |publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans |access-date=24 September 2023}}

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Transportation

=Rail=

Jixi is served by the Anhui–Jiangxi Railway and Jixi North railway station on the Hefei–Fuzhou high-speed railway and the Hangzhou–Huangshan intercity railway.

Residents

Famous people from Jixi County include:

Hu Zongxian, the Ming dynasty Minister of War and general who presided the government's to reaction to pirates
Hu Xueyan, businessman of the Qing dynasty
Hu Shih, scholar and official of Republic of China era who piloted the New Culture Movement
Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the ruling Chinese Communist Party and president of China from 2002 to 2012

References

Category:County-level divisions of Anhui

Category:Xuancheng

Category:National Famous Historical and Cultural City