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Qianxi County, Hebei
County in Hebei, People's Republic of China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Qianxi County (simplified Chinese: 迁西县; traditional Chinese: 遷西縣; pinyin: Qiānxī Xiàn) is a county of Hebei province, China. It contains the northernmost point of Tangshan City which administers it.
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Qianxi County
迁西县 | |
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![]() The location of Qianxi County in Tangshan City, China | |
Coordinates: 40°08′28″N 118°18′54″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hebei |
Prefecture-level city | Tangshan |
Area | |
• Total | 1,439 km2 (556 sq mi) |
Population | 410,000 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Website | qianxi |
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Spanning an area of 1,439 square kilometres (556 sq mi), Qianxi County is largely agricultural, despite being part of the Jing-Jin-Ji metro region.[2]
Qianxi is known for its chestnuts, producing a third of China's chestnuts export. The history of chestnut cultivation in Qianxi goes back 2,000 years.[3][4]
Some of the oldest dated rock formation are found in Qianxi as part of the Qianxi stage.[5]