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Qimen County (simplified Chinese: 祁门县; traditional Chinese: 祁門縣; pinyin: Qímén Xiàn; alternately romanized as Keemun) is a county in the southeast of Anhui Province, China, bordering Jiangxi Province to the southwest. It is the westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Huangshan City. It has a population of 190,000 and an area of 2,257 square kilometres (871 sq mi). The government of Qimen County is located in Qishan Town.
History
Qimen County was established in 766 during the Tang dynasty (Yongtai Era 2). It takes its name from the Mount Qi in the northeast and the Chang River (阊江) in the southwest.
The headquarters of the Xiang Army were in Qimen during part of the Taiping Rebellion.
Administrative divisions
Qimen County has jurisdiction over 10 towns and 8 townships.
Towns
Townships
Climate
Economy
Qimen County is a tea-producing region, and the black tea called Keemun tea is named after Qimen.
Transportation
= Rail
=Qimen is served by the Anhui–Jiangxi Railway.
Places of interest
The area around the border with Shitai County contains a National Nature Reserve. It includes a 1,700-metre-high (5,600 ft) peak in the Huangshan Mountains.
References
External links
Qimen County official site (in Chinese)