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Which city does Qixian belong to?

Jinzhong city, Shanxi province. Qixian County, called "Zhao Yu" in ancient times, is a county under the jurisdiction of People's Republic of China (PRC) and Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province, located in the middle of Shanxi Province. The county covers an area of 854 square kilometers. By the end of 2022, the resident population of Qixian County had reached 250,900. Qixian County is located on the east bank of Fenhe River in the middle and east of Taiyuan Basin, and its terrain gradually inclines from southeast to northwest, belonging to temperate continental monsoon climate, with four distinct seasons and the same season of rain and heat. Qixian has a long history. In the Western Zhou Dynasty, Rong and Di lived together, and in the Spring and Autumn Period, they were called "Qi". Since then, except for the period, the county name has been renamed with "Qi". The county seat is a national historical and cultural city and the hometown of Shanxi merchants, which has nurtured a profound culture of Shanxi merchants and created a number of Shanxi merchants who dominated the Ming and Qing Dynasties for hundreds of years, such as Qiao's family, Qu's family and He's family. There are Qiao Family Courtyard, a typical representative of China quadrangle in Qing Dynasty, Gulian Village, a famous Chinese historical and cultural village, Tang hedi village, a traditional village in China, and other national key protection units. At the same time, Qixian county also has national intangible cultural heritage Qitai Yangko and psychological boxing.