Jixi County

Jixi 绩溪县
County
Jixi is the southernmost division in this map of Xuancheng
Xuancheng in Anhui
Coordinates: 30°04′03″N 118°34′43″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Anhui
Prefecture-level city	Xuancheng
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Jixi County
The Huihang Trail, connecting Jixi with Lin'an in Zhejiang
Simplified Chinese	绩溪县
Traditional Chinese	績溪縣
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jìxī Xiàn Wade–Giles Chi-hsi Hsien

Jixi County (Chinese: 绩溪县, Mandarin pronunciation: [tɕî.ɕí.ɕjɛ̂n]; Jixihua pronunciation: [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 180,000 and an area of 1,126 km² (435 sq mi).. 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 seven towns and ten townships.

Transportation

Rail

Jixi is served by the Anhui–Jiangxi Railway.

Residents

Famous people from Jixi County include:

• Hu Zongxian the Ming dynasty Minister of War
• Hu Xueyan businessman
• Hu Shih scholar