- Source: Yin Jifu
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Yin Jifu (Chinese: 尹吉甫; pinyin: Yǐn Jífǔ; lit. 'Minister Jifu', fl. 826–778 BC) was a Chinese minister of the Zhou dynasty, who assisted King Xuan of Zhou in military campaigns against the Xianyun.
Several poems in the Classic of Poetry are attributed to him, including "Songgao" (崧高) and "Zhengmin" (烝民), which praise King Xuan's rule; as well as "Hanyi" (韓奕) and "Jiang Han" (江漢).
The modern scholar Li Chendong had suggested that the entire book was written by him. Li's decades of research had concluded that the places, people, and events mentioned in the Classic of Poetry are either consistent with those known to be related to Yin Jifu, or from the same time period. This view has not been widely accepted.
The town of Yinjifu, Fang County was named after him to promote tourism. Fang County and Yanjin County, Henan have both laid claims to being Yin's ancestral home.
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Yinjifu (simplified Chinese: 尹吉甫镇; traditional Chinese: 尹吉甫鎮; pinyin: Yǐnjífǔ Zhèn) is a town in Fang County, Hubei province, China. To promote tourism, the town was named after Yin Jifu, a Chinese minister of the Zhou dynasty, who assisted King Xuan of Zhou in military campaigns against the Xianyun. The town was established in March 2012, following an administrative reshuffling, and administers eight villages.: 344 As of 2019, Yinjifu has a hukou population of 10,165.: 344
Administrative divisions
As of 2020, Yinjifu administers the following eight villages:
Langkou Village (榔口村)
Shenjiawan Village (沈家湾村)
Langyu Village (榔峪村)
Yudidian Village (玉堤店村)
Shuangwan Village (双湾村)
Qixingou Village (齐心沟村)
Zhucangdong Village (珠藏洞村)
Tangjiagou Village (唐家沟村)
Demographics
As of 2019, Yinjifu has a hukou population of 10,165, down slightly from 10,236 in 2018.: 344
Yinjifu's predecessor, Langkou Township (simplified Chinese: 榔口乡; traditional Chinese: 榔口鄉; pinyin: Lángkǒu Xiāng) had a population of 7,261 in the 2010 Chinese Census, down from 11,175 in the 2000 Chinese Census.