Qi County, Shanxi


Qi County, also known by its Chinese name Qixian, is a county in the central part of Shanxi Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jinzhong and has a population of approximately 265,310.
The county is on the route of the Datong-Puzhou Railway, the primary axial railway of Shanxi Province, which links it to Datong and the provincial capital Taiyuan.
The county seat, also named Qixian, is designated as a National Historic and Cultural City. The county is home to the Qiao & Qu Family Compounds and is nearby the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Pingyao.