Xia County, called Anyi in ancient times, is one of the birthplaces of the Chinese nation, named after the capital of Xia Dynasty, the first dynasty of slave society. Located at the southwest end of Shanxi Province, at the junction of North China, Northwest China and Central Plains, at the west foot of Zhongtiao Mountain, Pinglu County in the south, wenxi county and Yuanqu County in the north, Salt Lake District in the west, Yellow River and Mianchi County in Henan Province in the east.
The total land area of Xiaxian County is 1352.6 square kilometers, with * * 590,000 mu of cultivated land, and the landform is "seven mountains, two rivers and one hill", and the geographical coordinates are1102'-1.
By 20 12, Xia county will have jurisdiction over 6 towns, 5 townships, 256 village committees and 8 12 natural villages with a total population of 365,700, and won the titles of "National Commodity Grain Base County", "National High-quality Cotton Base County", "National Plain Greening Advanced County" and "National Vegetable Base County".
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Celebrities in Xia County:
1, Mrs. Wei, a famous calligrapher in Jin Dynasty. The Wei family has been studying books for generations, and Mrs. Wei has been studying under Zhong You, and her teaching methods are wonderful. Wang Xizhi studied books from him when he was young, and Mrs. Wei was the first teacher of the "book sage".
2. Sima Guang, whose main work is Zi Tong Zhi Jian, whose ancestor can be traced back to Sima Fu, the king of Anping in the Western Jin Dynasty. At the age of seven, Sima Guang was "majestic, like an adult. When he heard about Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals, he was able to achieve his great goal "and" I never know whether I am hungry or thirsty. "
3. In the revolutionary war years, 1290 revolutionary martyrs, represented by Jia, fought bloody battles and died for their country.
4. After the founding of New China, famous female photographer Hou Bo, film director Li Jun, musician Fan Buyi, artist Zhang Yingxue, Shao Zhongjie and model worker Liu Qingquan all left Du Yu.
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