Qimen County

Qimen
Qimen; 祁门县; Kimen
	County
	Qimen is the westernmost division in this map of Huangshan
	Huangshan in Anhui
	Coordinates: 29°51′14″N 117°43′01″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Anhui
Prefecture-level city	Huangshan
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

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, People's Republic of 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.

Qimen County has jurisdiction over seven towns and thirteen townships.

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.

Economy

Keemun tea is produced in Qimen County

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.

External links

Qimen County official site (in Chinese)

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