Jixi County
Jixi County (, ; "jie' cii xin") is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xuancheng, in the southeast of Anhui province, China, bordering Zhejiang province to the east. It has a population of and an area of .. Jixi County is a hilly region with many rivers and bodies of water. History. Huayang Town, under the administration of Jixi County, was well known during the Han Dynasty (208 BCE–220 CE). Jixi County was formally established in 776 CE during the Tang Dynasty. It formed part of the Huizhou region. In early European accounts, it was romanized  Tsiki. Administration. Jixi County has jurisdiction over eight towns and three townships. Transportation. Rail. Jixi is served by the Anhui–Jiangxi Railway and Jixi North railway station on the Hefei–Fuzhou high-speed railway and the Hangzhou–Huangshan intercity railway. Residents. Famous people from Jixi County include: