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).

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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
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)

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

^[1] Towns:

• Yizhou (易州镇), Luangezhuang (梁格庄镇), Xiling (西陵镇), Peishan (裴山镇), Tanghu (塘湖镇), Langyashan (狼牙山镇), Lianggang (良岗镇), Zijingguan (紫荆关镇)

Townships:

• Qiaotou Township (桥头乡), Baima Township (白马乡), Liujing Township (流井乡), Gaocun Township (高村乡), Gaomo Township (高陌乡), Dalonghua Township (大龙华乡), Angezhuang Township (安格庄乡), Xishanbei Township (西山北乡), Weidu Township (尉都乡), Dule Township (独乐乡), Qiyu Township (七峪乡), Fugang Township (富岗乡), Pocang Township (坡仓乡), Niugang Township (牛岗乡), Qiaojiahe Township (桥家河乡), Ganhejing Township (甘河净乡), Caijiayu Township (蔡家峪乡), Nanchengsi Township (南城司乡), Lingyunce Hui and Manchu Ethnic Township (凌云册回族满族乡)

• Western Qing Tombs
• Xiadu