Qimen County
Qimen
祁门县 Kimen | |
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![]() Qimen is the westernmost division in this map of Huangshan | |
![]() Huangshan in Anhui | |
Coordinates: 29°51′14″N 117°43′01″E / 29.854°N 117.717°ECoordinates: 29°51′14″N 117°43′01″E / 29.854°N 117.717°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Anhui |
Prefecture-level city | Huangshan |
Area | |
• Total | 2,257 km2 (871 sq mi) |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 163,000 |
• Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 245600 |
Qimen County (simplified Chinese: 祁门县; traditional Chinese: 祁門縣; pinyin: Qímén Xiàn; alternately romanized as Keemun) is a county in the southeast of Anhui Province, People's Republic of 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 2,257 square kilometres (871 sq mi). The government of Qimen County is located in Qishan Town.
Qimen County has jurisdiction over seven towns and thirteen townships.
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 (阊江) in the southwest.[citation needed]
The headquarters of the Xiang Army were in Qimen during part of the Taiping Rebellion.
Administrative divisions[]
Qimen County is divided to 8 towns and 10 townships.[1]
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- Townships
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Climate[]
hideClimate data for Qimen County (1981–2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 9.5 (49.1) |
11.7 (53.1) |
15.8 (60.4) |
22.2 (72.0) |
27.0 (80.6) |
29.5 (85.1) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.9 (91.2) |
29.2 (84.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
18.2 (64.8) |
12.5 (54.5) |
22.1 (71.8) |
Average low °C (°F) | 0.4 (32.7) |
2.5 (36.5) |
6.1 (43.0) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.4 (61.5) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
13.0 (55.4) |
6.5 (43.7) |
1.0 (33.8) |
11.9 (53.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 81.8 (3.22) |
106.3 (4.19) |
174.8 (6.88) |
203.9 (8.03) |
240.8 (9.48) |
345.1 (13.59) |
227.0 (8.94) |
139.1 (5.48) |
83.2 (3.28) |
75.1 (2.96) |
74.7 (2.94) |
45.9 (1.81) |
1,797.7 (70.8) |
Source: National Meteorological Center of CMA[2] |
Economy[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Qimen_Hao_Ya.jpg/200px-Qimen_Hao_Ya.jpg)
Qimen County is a tea-producing region, and the black tea called Keemun tea is named after Qimen.
Transportation[]
Rail[]
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 1,700-metre-high (5,600 ft) peak in the Huangshan Mountains.
See also[]
- Likou, a town in Qimen County
References[]
- ^ "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ . China Meteorological Administration http://www.nmc.cn/publish/forecast/AAH/qimen.html. Retrieved 2020-08-24. Missing or empty
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External links[]
- Qimen County official site (in Chinese)
- County-level divisions of Anhui
- Huangshan City
- Anhui geography stubs