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
Area
• Total	1,126 km^2 (435 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	159,000
• Density	140/km^2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	245300

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^[when?] 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 eight towns and three townships.^[1]

Towns

Huayang (华阳镇) Chang'an (长安镇) Fuling (伏岭镇) Jinsha (金沙镇)

Shangzhuang (上庄镇) Yangxi (扬溪镇) Linxi (临溪镇) Yingzhou (瀛洲镇)

Townships

• Jiapeng Township (家朋乡)
• Jingzhou Township (荆州乡)
• Banqiaotou Township (板桥头乡)

Climate

Climate data for Jixi (1991–2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	9.5 (49.1)	12.3 (54.1)	16.6 (61.9)	22.7 (72.9)	27.2 (81.0)	29.4 (84.9)	33.3 (91.9)	33.2 (91.8)	29.4 (84.9)	24.4 (75.9)	18.4 (65.1)	12.0 (53.6)	22.4 (72.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)	4.2 (39.6)	6.6 (43.9)	10.6 (51.1)	16.4 (61.5)	21.2 (70.2)	24.3 (75.7)	27.7 (81.9)	27.3 (81.1)	23.6 (74.5)	18.1 (64.6)	12.0 (53.6)	6.0 (42.8)	16.5 (61.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	0.7 (33.3)	2.7 (36.9)	6.3 (43.3)	11.6 (52.9)	16.5 (61.7)	20.6 (69.1)	23.5 (74.3)	23.4 (74.1)	19.5 (67.1)	13.6 (56.5)	7.6 (45.7)	2.0 (35.6)	12.3 (54.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	74.2 (2.92)	89.6 (3.53)	149.7 (5.89)	162.0 (6.38)	188.0 (7.40)	348.2 (13.71)	207.5 (8.17)	126.4 (4.98)	73.6 (2.90)	52.6 (2.07)	61.7 (2.43)	49.1 (1.93)	1,582.6 (62.31)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	13.0	12.3	15.9	14.3	14.3	16.2	12.9	13.4	8.8	7.8	9.6	9.4	147.9
Average snowy days	4.4	2.6	0.8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	1.7	9.7
Average relative humidity (%)	75	74	75	74	76	81	78	78	76	73	75	73	76
Mean monthly sunshine hours	106.6	104.6	119.1	137.6	159.0	123.1	191.3	188.7	164.0	165.2	137.8	127.5	1,724.5
Percent possible sunshine	33	33	32	35	38	29	45	47	45	47	43	40	39
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

Transportation

Rail

Jixi is served by the Anhui–Jiangxi Railway and Jixi North railway station on the Hefei–Fuzhou high-speed railway and the Hangzhou–Huangshan intercity railway.

Residents

Famous people from Jixi County include:

• Hu Zongxian, the Ming dynasty Minister of War and general who presided the government's to reaction to pirates
• Hu Xueyan, businessman of the Qing dynasty
• Hu Shih, scholar and official of Republic of China era who piloted the New Culture Movement
• Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the ruling Chinese Communist Party and president of China from 2002 to 2012

References

1. "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
2. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
3. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 24 September 2023.