Jixi County


Jixi County 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 and an area of.. 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. 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 the Ming dynasty Minister of War Hu Zongxian, businessman Hu Xueyan, and scholar Hu Shih.