# Qimen County

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

| Qishan (祁山镇) Xiaolukou (小路口镇) Jinzipai (金字牌镇) Pingli (平里镇) Likou (历口镇) | Shanli (闪里镇) Anling (安凌镇) Fufeng (凫峰镇) Tafang (塔坊镇) Xin'an (新安镇) |

### Townships

| Datan Township (大坦乡) Baixi Township (柏溪乡) Qihong Township (祁红乡) Rongkou Township (溶口乡) | Luxi Township (芦溪乡) Zhukou Township (渚口乡) Guxi Township (古溪乡) Ruokeng Township (箬坑乡) |

## Climate

Climate data for Qimen, elevation 191 m (627 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 23.9 (75.0) | 28.4 (83.1) | 34.0 (93.2) | 34.4 (93.9) | 35.5 (95.9) | 37.0 (98.6) | 39.5 (103.1) | 41.5 (106.7) | 38.6 (101.5) | 36.8 (98.2) | 30.7 (87.3) | 23.7 (74.7) | 41.5 (106.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.7 (49.5) | 12.5 (54.5) | 16.7 (62.1) | 22.9 (73.2) | 27.3 (81.1) | 29.5 (85.1) | 33.1 (91.6) | 33.1 (91.6) | 29.6 (85.3) | 24.5 (76.1) | 18.5 (65.3) | 12.3 (54.1) | 22.5 (72.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.3 (39.7) | 6.7 (44.1) | 10.7 (51.3) | 16.4 (61.5) | 21.2 (70.2) | 24.4 (75.9) | 27.5 (81.5) | 27.2 (81.0) | 23.5 (74.3) | 17.7 (63.9) | 11.6 (52.9) | 5.9 (42.6) | 16.4 (61.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.8 (33.4) | 2.8 (37.0) | 6.5 (43.7) | 11.9 (53.4) | 16.8 (62.2) | 20.9 (69.6) | 23.6 (74.5) | 23.3 (73.9) | 19.3 (66.7) | 13.2 (55.8) | 7.2 (45.0) | 1.8 (35.2) | 12.3 (54.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −9.6 (14.7) | −7.9 (17.8) | −7.3 (18.9) | −1.2 (29.8) | 7.4 (45.3) | 11.1 (52.0) | 17.5 (63.5) | 16.8 (62.2) | 8.6 (47.5) | −0.2 (31.6) | −6.1 (21.0) | −13.2 (8.2) | −13.2 (8.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 90.1 (3.55) | 107.5 (4.23) | 171.8 (6.76) | 203.2 (8.00) | 245.7 (9.67) | 386.5 (15.22) | 246.8 (9.72) | 147.0 (5.79) | 72.6 (2.86) | 58.3 (2.30) | 71.0 (2.80) | 58.0 (2.28) | 1,858.5 (73.18) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.0 | 13.1 | 15.9 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 16.6 | 13.2 | 13.7 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 150 |
| Average snowy days | 3.8 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 7.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 81 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 81 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 101.0 | 97.9 | 110.6 | 132.0 | 155.7 | 128.0 | 199.8 | 198.9 | 174.6 | 166.1 | 136.7 | 128.7 | 1,730 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 31 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 37 | 31 | 47 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 43 | 41 | 39 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## 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.