Yi County, Hebei

Yi County 易县
District
Taihang Mountains in Yi County
Yi County in Baoding
Baoding in Hebei
Coordinates: 39°20′56″N 115°29′53″E / 39.349°N 115.498°E / 39.349; 115.498Coordinates: 39°20′56″N 115°29′53″E / 39.349°N 115.498°E / 39.349; 115.498
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hebei
Prefecture-level city	Baoding
Area [citation needed]
• Total	2,534 km2 (978 sq mi)
Population  (2013)[citation needed]
• Total	557,400
• Density	220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Yi County or Yixian (simplified Chinese: 易县; traditional Chinese: 易縣; pinyin: Yì Xiàn) is a county in Hebei province of China, administratively under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Baoding.^[1] It has an area of 2,538 km² (980 sq mi).

History[]

This is the site where the assassin Jing Ke set off on his final journey to assassinate the King of Qin.^[2]

Administrative divisions[]

^[1] Towns:

• (易州镇), (梁格庄镇), (西陵镇), (裴山镇), (塘湖镇), Langyashan (狼牙山镇), (良岗镇), (紫荆关镇)

Townships:

• Qiaotou Township (桥头乡), (白马乡), (流井乡), (高村乡), (高陌乡), Dalonghua Township (大龙华乡), (安格庄乡), (西山北乡), (尉都乡), (独乐乡), (七峪乡), (富岗乡), (坡仓乡), (牛岗乡), (桥家河乡), (甘河净乡), (蔡家峪乡), (南城司乡), (凌云册回族满族乡)

See also[]

• Western Qing Tombs
• Xiadu

References[]

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