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Qishan County

Qishan County

County in Shaanxi, People's Republic of China

Qishan County (Chinese: 岐山县; pinyin: Qíshān Xiàn) is a county in the west of Guanzhong, Shaanxi province, China, under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Baoji. It was the site of Zhouyuan (Chinese: 周原; pinyin: Zhōuyuán), the first capital of the Zhou Dynasty (1066–256 BCE). Historically, the site was also known as Qiyi (岐邑) or Qishan (岐山). It is located in Fengchu township on the Weishui River to the south of Mt. Qi.[1][2] Many Zhou-era artifacts including bronzeware have been found here. These are now housed in a museum on the site.

Quick Facts 岐山县Kishan, Country ...

Administrative divisions

As 2020, Qishan County is divided to 9 towns.[3]

Towns
  • Fengming (凤鸣镇)
  • Caijiapo (蔡家坡镇)
  • Yijian (益店镇)
  • Pucun (蒲村镇)
  • Qinghua (青化镇)
  • Zaolin (枣林镇)
  • Yongchuan (雍川镇)
  • Gujun (故郡镇)
  • Jingdang (京当镇)

Climate

More information Climate data for Qishan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010), Month ...

References

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  1. [1]
    Ministry of Culture, P.R.China (2003). "Zhouyuan Site". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
  2. [2]
    Du, Jinpeng (2010). "A Typological Study of the Palace Buildings at Zhouyuan and Related Issues" (PDF). Chinese Archaeology. 10 (1): 164–171. doi:10.1515/char.2010.10.1.164. S2CID 168167790.
  3. [3]
    2020年统计用区划代码（岐山县） (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-12-31. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  4. [4]
    中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  5. [5]
    中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.

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