Qianxi is a county-level city of western Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of Bijie City. The county had a population of 970,700 in 2019.

History

The area of Qianxi has been inhabited since prehistoric times, as evidenced by stone tools found in the Guanyin cave among others.

Arts and Culture

Qianxi is also the home of Guizhou opera (Qianju).

Administrative divisions

Qianxi is divided into 5 subdistricts, 15 towns and 12 ethnic townships:

Subdistricts

Towns

Ethnic Townships

Geography and climate

Qianxi ranges in latitude from 26° 45' to 27° 21' N and in longitude from 105° 47' to 106° 26' E, and straddles the middle reaches of the Wu River. It borders Xiuwen County to the east, Qingzhen and Zhijin County to the south, Dafang County to the west, north and northeast, and Jinsha County to the north. As measured from the county seat, the provincial capital Guiyang is 117 km away, while the prefectural seat, Qixingguan, is 115 km off. Due to its low latitude and elevation above 1200 m, Qianxi has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), with hot, humid summers (though devoid of extreme heat) and cool, damp winters. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 3.8 °C in January to 23.1 °C in July, while the annual mean is 14.24 °C. Rainfall is extremely common year-round, occurring on 187 days of the year (i.e. slightly more than half of the days), but over half of the annual total occurs from June to August.