page_title: Qishan County
hierarchical_section_title: Qishan County
caption_attribution_description: Location of Baoji Prefecture (yellow) within Shaanxi Province of China Map drawn in december 2007 using various sources, mainly&#160;: Shaanxi Province administrative regions GIS data: 1:1M, County level, 1990 Shaanxi Counties map from www.hua2.com
context_page_description: Qishan County is a county in the west of Shaanxi province, China, under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Baoji. It was the site of Zhouyuan, the first capital of the Zhou Dynasty. Historically, the site was also known as Qiyi or Qishan. It is located in Fengchu township on the Weishui River to the south of Mt. Qi. Many Zhou-era artifacts including bronzeware have been found here. These are now housed in a museum on the site.
context_section_description: Qishan County (Chinese: 岐山县; pinyin: Qíshān Xiàn) is a county in the west of Shaanxi province, China, under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Baoji. It was the site of Zhouyuan (Chinese: 周原; pinyin: Zhōuyuán), the first capital of the Zhou Dynasty (1066–256 BCE). Historically, the site was also known as Qiyi (岐邑) or Qishan (岐山).  It is located in Fengchu township on the Weishui River to the south of Mt. Qi. Many Zhou-era artifacts including bronzeware have been found here. These are now housed in a museum on the site.
caption: Baoji in Shaanxi
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