Qimen County

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Qimen

|native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|祁门县}}}}

|other_name = Kimen

|postal_code =245600

|postal_code_type = Postal code

|settlement_type = County

|image_skyline = 安徽省祁门县县城景色 - panoramio - luchangjiang~鲁昌江 (1).jpg

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|image_map = Administrative Division Huangshan.png

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|map_caption = Qimen is the westernmost division in this map of Huangshan

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

|map_caption1 = Huangshan in Anhui

|coordinates = {{coord|29.854|N|117.717|E|region:CN-34_type:adm3rd_source:Gaode|format=dms|display=it}}

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = China

|subdivision_type1 = Province

|subdivision_name1 = Anhui

|subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city

|subdivision_name2 = Huangshan

|seat_type = County seat

|seat = Qishan Town

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|area_land_km2 =

|area_total_km2 =2257

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|population_as_of = 2020

|population_density_km2 = auto

|population_total = 145644

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|timezone = China Standard

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Qimen County ({{zh|s={{linktext|祁门|县}} |t={{linktext|祁門|縣}} |p=Qímén Xiàn}}; alternately romanized as Keemun) is a county in the southeast of Anhui Province, China, bordering Jiangxi Province to the southwest. It is the westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Huangshan City. It has a population of 190,000 and an area of {{Convert|2257|km2}}. The government of Qimen County is located in Qishan Town.

History

Qimen County was established in 766 during the Tang dynasty (Yongtai Era 2). It takes its name from the Mount Qi in the northeast and the Chang River ({{lang|zh-hans|阊江}}) in the southwest.{{Citation needed|date=October 2007}}

The headquarters of the Xiang Army were in Qimen during part of the Taiping Rebellion.

Administrative divisions

Qimen County has jurisdiction over 10 towns and 8 townships.{{cite web|url=https://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2023/34/10/341024.html|script-title=zh:2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：祁门县| publisher = National Bureau of Statistics of China| language = zh-hans| access-date =}}

;Towns

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Qishan ({{lang|zh|祁山镇}})
Xiaolukou ({{lang|zh|小路口镇}})
Jinzipai ({{lang|zh|金字牌镇}})
Pingli ({{lang|zh|平里镇}})
Likou ({{linktext|lang=zh|历口|镇}})

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Shanli ({{lang|zh|闪里镇}})
Anling ({{lang|zh|安凌镇}})
Fufeng ({{lang|zh|凫峰镇}})
Tafang ({{lang|zh|塔坊镇}})
Xin'an ({{lang|zh|新安镇}})

;Townships

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Datan Township ({{lang|zh|大坦乡}})
Baixi Township ({{lang|zh|柏溪乡}})
Qihong Township ({{lang|zh|祁红乡}})
Rongkou Township ({{lang|zh|溶口乡}})

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Luxi Township ({{lang|zh|芦溪乡}})
Zhukou Township ({{lang|zh|渚口乡}})
Guxi Township ({{lang|zh|古溪乡}})
Ruokeng Township ({{lang|zh|箬坑乡}})

Climate

{{Weather box|width=auto

|metric first=y

|single line=y

|collapsed = Y

|location = Qimen, elevation {{convert|191|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)

|Jan high C = 9.7

|Feb high C = 12.5

|Mar high C = 16.7

|Apr high C = 22.9

|May high C = 27.3

|Jun high C = 29.5

|Jul high C = 33.1

|Aug high C = 33.1

|Sep high C = 29.6

|Oct high C = 24.5

|Nov high C = 18.5

|Dec high C = 12.3

|Jan mean C = 4.3

|Feb mean C = 6.7

|Mar mean C = 10.7

|Apr mean C = 16.4

|May mean C = 21.2

|Jun mean C = 24.4

|Jul mean C = 27.5

|Aug mean C = 27.2

|Sep mean C = 23.5

|Oct mean C = 17.7

|Nov mean C = 11.6

|Dec mean C = 5.9

|Jan low C = 0.8

|Feb low C = 2.8

|Mar low C = 6.5

|Apr low C = 11.9

|May low C = 16.8

|Jun low C = 20.9

|Jul low C = 23.6

|Aug low C = 23.3

|Sep low C = 19.3

|Oct low C = 13.2

|Nov low C = 7.2

|Dec low C = 1.8

|Jan record high C = 23.9 |Jan record low C = -9.6

|Feb record high C = 28.4 |Feb record low C = -7.9

|Mar record high C = 34.0 |Mar record low C = -7.3

|Apr record high C = 34.4 |Apr record low C = -1.2

|May record high C = 35.5 |May record low C = 7.4

|Jun record high C = 37.0 |Jun record low C = 11.1

|Jul record high C = 39.5 |Jul record low C = 17.5

|Aug record high C = 41.5 |Aug record low C = 16.8

|Sep record high C = 38.6 |Sep record low C = 8.6

|Oct record high C = 36.8 |Oct record low C = -0.2

|Nov record high C = 30.7 |Nov record low C = -6.1

|Dec record high C = 23.7 |Dec record low C = -13.2

|year high C = |year low C =

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|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 90.1

|Feb precipitation mm = 107.5

|Mar precipitation mm = 171.8

|Apr precipitation mm = 203.2

|May precipitation mm = 245.7

|Jun precipitation mm = 386.5

|Jul precipitation mm = 246.8

|Aug precipitation mm = 147.0

|Sep precipitation mm = 72.6

|Oct precipitation mm = 58.3

|Nov precipitation mm = 71.0

|Dec precipitation mm = 58.0

|Jan humidity = 80

|Feb humidity = 80

|Mar humidity = 80

|Apr humidity = 79

|May humidity = 81

|Jun humidity = 85

|Jul humidity = 83

|Aug humidity = 82

|Sep humidity = 80

|Oct humidity = 79

|Nov humidity = 81

|Dec humidity = 79

|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 13.0

|Feb precipitation days = 13.1

|Mar precipitation days = 15.9

|Apr precipitation days = 15.1

|May precipitation days = 14.8

|Jun precipitation days = 16.6

|Jul precipitation days = 13.2

|Aug precipitation days = 13.7

|Sep precipitation days = 8.1

|Oct precipitation days = 6.9

|Nov precipitation days = 9.9

|Dec precipitation days = 9.7

|year precipitation days =

|Jan sun = 101.0

|Feb sun = 97.9

|Mar sun = 110.6

|Apr sun = 132.0

|May sun = 155.7

|Jun sun = 128.0

|Jul sun = 199.8

|Aug sun = 198.9

|Sep sun = 174.6

|Oct sun = 166.1

|Nov sun = 136.7

|Dec sun = 128.7

|year sun =

| Jan percentsun = 31

| Feb percentsun = 31

| Mar percentsun = 30

| Apr percentsun = 34

| May percentsun = 37

| Jun percentsun = 31

| Jul percentsun = 47

| Aug percentsun = 49

| Sep percentsun = 48

| Oct percentsun = 47

| Nov percentsun = 43

| Dec percentsun = 41

| year percentsun =

|Jan snow days = 3.8

|Feb snow days = 2.0

|Mar snow days = 0.5

|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 = 1.3

|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=27 June 2023}}

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Economy

Image:Qimen Hao Ya.jpg is produced in Qimen County]]

Qimen County is a tea-producing region, and the black tea called Keemun tea is named after Qimen.

Transportation

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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 {{Convert|1700|m|ft|adj=mid|-high}} peak in the Huangshan Mountains.

References

External links

[http://www.ahqimen.gov.cn/ Qimen County official site] {{in lang|zh}}

Category:County-level divisions of Anhui

Category:Huangshan City