Yanqi Hui Autonomous County


Yanqi Hui Autonomous County is an autonomous county in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture. It has an area of. According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 120,000.
The Qigexing Buddhist Temple Ruins are located in Yanqi County, about southwest of the town of Yanqi.

Administrative division

The autonomous county contains four towns and four townships:
Towns:
Townships:
In addition, there three state owned operations in the county :
See Karasahr.

Economy

The county economy is predominately agricultural with 13,000 hectares used to cultivate red pepper. The county is considered the most important area for red pepper production in China. During the red pepper harvest season beginning in September, the county is home to the remarkable sight of drying peppers sitting in the Gobi Desert "as far as the eye can see".