# Qi County, Kaifeng

Qi County or Qixian (simplified Chinese: 杞县; traditional Chinese: 杞縣; pinyin: Qǐ Xiàn) is a county of Kaifeng, Henan, People's Republic of China, with an area of 1243 square km and a population of 1.05 million.

## History

From Shang to Western Zhou, Qi County was the place of the State of Qi. In Qin dynasty, Qi was named as Yongqiu (Chinese: 雍丘). It was the site of the Battle of Yongqiu in 756. In the Song dynasty, Yongqiu was renamed to Qi. Cai Wenji, a Han dynasty poet and composer, was born shortly before 178 in Yu Prefecture (圉縣), Chenliu Commandery (陳留), in what is now Qi County, Kaifeng, Henan.

## Administrative divisions

Qi County has 8 towns and 13 townships.

### Towns

* Chengguan (城关镇), Wulihe (五里河镇), Fuji (付集镇), Yuzhen (于镇镇), Gaoyang (高阳镇), Gegang (葛岗镇), Yanggu (阳固镇), Xingkou (邢口镇)

### Townships

* Peicundian (裴村店乡), Zongdian (宗店乡), Banmu (板木乡), Zhulin (竹林乡), Guanzhuang (官庄乡), Hugang (湖岗乡), Sumu (苏木乡), Shahuo (沙活乡), Pingcheng (平城乡), Nigou (泥沟乡), Shiyuan (柿元乡), Xizhai (西寨乡), Chengjiao (城郊乡)

## Climate

Climate data for Qixian, elevation 60 m (200 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) | 17.8 (64.0) | 24.2 (75.6) | 27.1 (80.8) | 32.3 (90.1) | 37.6 (99.7) | 39.8 (103.6) | 38.7 (101.7) | 37.1 (98.8) | 35.7 (96.3) | 34.8 (94.6) | 27.3 (81.1) | 20.4 (68.7) | 39.8 (103.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) | 9.4 (48.9) | 15.1 (59.2) | 21.4 (70.5) | 26.9 (80.4) | 31.8 (89.2) | 32.1 (89.8) | 30.7 (87.3) | 27.1 (80.8) | 21.9 (71.4) | 14.0 (57.2) | 7.4 (45.3) | 20.3 (68.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.4 (32.7) | 3.8 (38.8) | 9.3 (48.7) | 15.4 (59.7) | 20.9 (69.6) | 25.8 (78.4) | 27.3 (81.1) | 25.9 (78.6) | 21.4 (70.5) | 15.7 (60.3) | 8.5 (47.3) | 2.3 (36.1) | 14.7 (58.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.3 (26.1) | −0.4 (31.3) | 4.4 (39.9) | 10.0 (50.0) | 15.5 (59.9) | 20.5 (68.9) | 23.4 (74.1) | 22.2 (72.0) | 17.0 (62.6) | 10.9 (51.6) | 4.2 (39.6) | −1.4 (29.5) | 10.3 (50.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.2 (4.6) | −14.0 (6.8) | −6.8 (19.8) | −2.9 (26.8) | 3.8 (38.8) | 12.2 (54.0) | 16.5 (61.7) | 12.0 (53.6) | 5.6 (42.1) | −1.9 (28.6) | −11.3 (11.7) | −13.8 (7.2) | −15.2 (4.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 11.4 (0.45) | 15.9 (0.63) | 21.4 (0.84) | 37.3 (1.47) | 62.3 (2.45) | 79.6 (3.13) | 145.5 (5.73) | 142.3 (5.60) | 70.9 (2.79) | 38.5 (1.52) | 30.2 (1.19) | 11.3 (0.44) | 666.6 (26.24) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 10.7 | 10.0 | 7.9 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 75.7 |
| Average snowy days | 3.5 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 10.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 65 | 64 | 63 | 67 | 69 | 67 | 81 | 84 | 78 | 71 | 70 | 67 | 71 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 119.0 | 129.5 | 170.0 | 196.6 | 211.9 | 194.1 | 176.9 | 167.0 | 154.7 | 153.2 | 135.2 | 123.5 | 1,931.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 38 | 42 | 46 | 50 | 49 | 45 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 44 | 44 | 40 | 43 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Notable people

* Cai Yong (132–192), musician and calligrapher of the Han dynasty.
* Cai Wenji (177--?), poet and composer of the Han dynasty, Cai Yong's daughter.
* Mu Qing (1921–2003), journalist, author and photographer.