Qi County, Kaifeng

Qi County or Qixian is a county of Kaifeng, Henan, People's Republic of China, with an area of 1243 square km and a population of 1.05 million.

History
From Shang to Western Zhou, Qi County was the place of the State of Qi. In Qin dynasty, Qi was named as Yongqiu (Chinese: 雍丘). It was the site of the Battle of Yongqiu in 756. In the Song dynasty, Yongqiu was renamed to Qi. Cai Wenji, a Han dynasty poet and composer, was born shortly before 178 in Yu Prefecture (圉縣), Chenliu Commandery (陳留), in what is now Qi County, Kaifeng, Henan.

Administrative divisions
Qi County has 8 towns and 13 townships.


 * Towns:
 * Chengguan (城关镇), Wulihe (五里河镇), Fuji (付集镇), Yuzhen (于镇镇), Gaoyang (高阳镇), Gegang (葛岗镇), Yanggu (阳固镇), Xingkou (邢口镇)


 * Townships:
 * Peicundian (裴村店乡), Zongdian (宗店乡), Banmu (板木乡), Zhulin (竹林乡), Guanzhuang (官庄乡), Hugang (湖岗乡), Sumu (苏木乡), Shahuo (沙活乡), Pingcheng (平城乡), Nigou (泥沟乡), Shiyuan (柿元乡), Xizhai (西寨乡), Chengjiao (城郊乡)

Notable people

 * Cai Yong (132–192), musician and calligrapher of the Han dynasty.
 * Cai Wenji (177--?), poet and composer of the Han dynasty, Cai Yong's daughter.
 * Mu Qing (1921–2003), journalist, author and photographer.