Jishan ( (pronounced: ''jēʹshänʹ''
)) is a county in the southwest of
Shanxi
Shanxi; Chinese postal romanization, formerly romanised as Shansi is a Provinces of China, province in North China. Its capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-level cities are Changzhi a ...
province, China. It is on the
Fen River
The Fen River drains the center of Shanxi Province, China. It originates in the Guancen Mountains of Ningwu County in northeast Shanxi, flows southeast into the basin of Taiyuan, and then south through the central valley of Shanxi before turni ...
under the administration of
Yuncheng
Yuncheng () is the southernmost prefecture-level city in Shanxi province, People's Republic of China. It borders Linfen and Jincheng municipalities to the north and east, and Henan (Luoyang and Jiyuan to the east, Sanmenxia to the south) and ...
city.
History
The Macun Tombs of the Duan family, known for their extravagant interior wall reliefs, were discovered in Macun village in the county.
In 1960, Jishan County was noted as a model county in the
Four Pests campaign.
In April 2007, three officials in Jishan county (Nan Huirong, Xue Zhijing and Yang Qinyu) criticized County
CCP Secretary Li Runshan in a writing circulated to local government departments. They were arrested ten days later and subsequently appeared in handcuffs at a "public warning meeting" attended by more than five hundred local officials.
Administrative Divisions
Five towns:
* Jifeng (), Xishe (), Huayu (), Zhaidian (), Qinghe (),
Two townships:
* Caicun (), Taiyang ()
Demographics
The population of Jishan County in c.1952 was 110,984
and in 1990 was 281,849.
Climate
Economy
Jishan County produces grain and cotton
and historically has produced rice, wheat, cotton, millet and fruit.
References
External links
www.xzqh.org
County-level divisions of Shanxi
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